ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0V Male Reproductive System › 0VB Male Reproductive System, Excision › 0VBK0ZX
Excision of Left Epididymis, Open Approach, Diagnostic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Epididymis, Open Approach, Diagnostic
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0VB00ZX | Excision of Prostate, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB00ZZ | Excision of Prostate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VB03ZX | Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB03ZZ | Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0VB04ZX | Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB04ZZ | Excision of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VB07ZX | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB07ZZ | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0VB08ZX | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB08ZZ | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0VB10ZX | Excision of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0VB10ZZ | Excision of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach | Valid |