Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Males Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0VLQ8CZ

Occlusion of Bilateral Vas Deferens with Extraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0VLQ8CZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Occlusion of Bilateral Vas Deferens with Extralum Dev, Endo
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0VLQ8CZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of occlusion of bilateral vas deferens with extraluminal device, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0VLQ8CZ 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 vas deferens, 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 Q Vas Deferens, Bilateral 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 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.

Replacement Code

0VLQ8CZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 0VLQ4CZ - Occlusion Bi Vas Deferens w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo
  • 0VLQ4CZ - Occlusion Bi Vas Deferens w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo
  • 0VLQ4CZ - Occlusion Bi Vas Deferens w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo
  • 0VLQ4CZ - Occlusion Bi Vas Deferens w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo
  • 0VLQ4CZ - Occlusion Bi Vas Deferens w Extralum Dev, Perc Endo

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 Occlusion Vas Deferens, 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.