Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Males Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0V5N8ZZ

Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0V5N8ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Endo
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0V5N8ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of destruction of right vas deferens, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0V5N8ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the male reproductive system body system, classified under destruction operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is vas deferens, right.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System V Male Reproductive System
3 Operation 5 Destruction

Involves:
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

Explanation:
None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes:
  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
4 BodyPart N Vas Deferens, Right Includes:
  • Ductus deferens
  • Ejaculatory duct
5 Approach 8 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Replacement Code

0V5N8ZZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 0V5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Perc Endo Approach
  • 0V5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Perc Endo Approach
  • 0V5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Perc Endo Approach
  • 0V5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Perc Endo Approach
  • 0V5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Vas Deferens, Perc Endo Approach

Clinical Classification

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Destruction Vas Deferens, Right

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.