2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0VTB0ZZ

Resection of Left Testis, Open Approach

Version 2021

Billable Code

Procedures For Males Only

Valid for Submission

0VTB0ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of resection of left testis, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0VTB0ZZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the male reproductive system body system, classified under the resection operation. The applicable bodypart is testis, left.

ICD-10-PCS:	0VTB0ZZ
Short Description:	Resection of Left Testis, Open Approach
Long Description:	Resection of Left Testis, Open 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	T	Resection	Involves: Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part Involves: Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part Includes: Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung
4	BodyPart	B	Testis, Left
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 Involves: Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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.

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 0VTB0ZZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.

711 - TESTES PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 2.1303
712 - TESTES PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.0575
907 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 3.9571
908 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC - Relative Weight: 2.0404
909 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 1.3746
957 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 7.4208
958 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC - Relative Weight: 4.2054
959 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 2.7342

Convert 0VTB0ZZ 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:

ICD-9-PCS: 623 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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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