2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0VB07ZZ
Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Valid for Submission
0VB07ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of prostate, via natural or artificial opening. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 0VB07ZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the male reproductive system body system, classified under the excision operation. The applicable bodypart is prostate.
| ICD-10-PCS: | 0VB07ZZ |
| Short Description: | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening |
| Long Description: | Excision of Prostate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening |
ICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Designation | Character | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section | 0 | Medical and Surgical | |
| 2 | Body System | V | Male Reproductive System | |
| 3 | Operation | B | Excision | Involves: Explanation: Involves: Explanation:
|
| 4 | BodyPart | 0 | Prostate | |
| 5 | Approach | 7 | Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Involves: Involves: |
| 6 | Device | Z | No Device | Explanation: |
| 7 | Qualifier | Z | No Qualifier | Explanation: |
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:
- Procedures for males only - this code is intended for procedures for males only.
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 0VB07ZZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
- 665 - PROSTATECTOMY WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.0367
- 666 - PROSTATECTOMY WITH CC - Relative Weight: 1.7343
- 667 - PROSTATECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 0.9949
- 713 - TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITH CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.4916
- 714 - TRANSURETHRAL PROSTATECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 0.9285
Convert 0VB07ZZ 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:
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. These 2021 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
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.