ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0V Male Reproductive System › 0VT Male Reproductive System, Resection › 0VTK4ZZ
Resection of Left Epididymis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
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 Resection of Left Epididymis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
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 Resection
Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
For example
- Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung
5. Approach Percutaneous Endoscopic
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0VT00ZE | Resection of Prostate, Open Approach, Capsule Intact | Valid |
| 0VT00ZZ | Resection of Prostate, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VT04ZE | Resection of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Capsule Intact | Valid |
| 0VT04ZZ | Resection of Prostate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VT07ZE | Resection of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Capsule Intact | Valid |
| 0VT07ZZ | Resection of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0VT08ZE | Resection of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Capsule Intact | Valid |
| 0VT08ZZ | Resection of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0VT10ZZ | Resection of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VT14ZZ | Resection of Right Seminal Vesicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VT20ZZ | Resection of Left Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VT24ZZ | Resection of Left Seminal Vesicle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |