2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0VPR37Z

Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Vas Deferens, Percutaneous Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Male Reproductive System
  4. Removal
  5. 0VPR37Z
Version 2021
Billable Code
Procedures For Males Only

Valid for Submission

0VPR37Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of removal of autologous tissue substitute from vas deferens, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0VPR37Z is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the male reproductive system body system, classified under the removal operation. The applicable bodypart is vas deferens.

ICD-10-PCS:0VPR37Z
Short Description:Removal of Autol Sub from Vas Deferens, Perc Approach
Long Description:Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Vas Deferens, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Details

Position Designation Character Label Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System V Male Reproductive System
3 Operation P Removal

Involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part

Explanation:
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part

Explanation:
If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes:
  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal
4 BodyPart R Vas Deferens Includes:
  • Ductus deferens
  • Ejaculatory duct
  • Ductus deferens
  • Ejaculatory duct
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Involves:
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure
6 Device 7 Autologous Tissue Substitute Includes:
  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft
  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft
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.

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 0VPR37Z 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.

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