Version 2024
Billable Code
Non-covered Procedure Codes Sterilization
Procedures For Males Only
Not Covered Medicare

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0VLH0CZ

Occlusion of Bilateral Spermatic Cords with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0VLH0CZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Occlusion of Bi Sperm Cord with Extralum Dev, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

0VLH0CZ is a billable procedure code but might not be covered by Medicare. 0VLH0CZ is used to indicate the performance of occlusion of bilateral spermatic cords with extraluminal device, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0VLH0CZ 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 occlusion operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is spermatic cords, bilateral.

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

Involves:
Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

Explanation:
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

Includes:
  • Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava
4 BodyPart H Spermatic Cords, Bilateral  
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6 Device C Extraluminal Device Includes:
  • AtriClip LAA Exclusion System
  • LAP-BAND(R) adjustable gastric banding system
  • REALIZE(R) Adjustable Gastric Band
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.

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:

  • Non-covered Procedure Codes Sterilization - this code is intended for the procedure codes shown below are identified as non-covered procedures only when icd-10-cm diagnosis code z30.2 (encounter for sterilization) is listed as the principal diagnosis or secondary diagnosis.
  • Procedures for males only - this code is intended for procedures for males only.

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 Occlusion Spermatic Cords, Bilateral

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.