Version 2024
Billable Code
Procedures For Males Only

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0VU287Z

Supplement Left Seminal Vesicle with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0VU287Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Supplement Left Seminal Vesicle with Autol Sub, Endo
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

0VU287Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of supplement left seminal vesicle with autologous tissue substitute, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

0VU287Z 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 supplement operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is seminal vesicle, left.

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

Involves:
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part

Includes:
  • Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
4 BodyPart 2 Seminal Vesicle, Left  
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 7 Autologous Tissue Substitute Includes:
  • 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.

Replacement Code

0VU287Z replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

  • 0VU247Z - Supplement L Seminal Vesicle w Autol Sub, Perc Endo
  • 0VU247Z - Supplement L Seminal Vesicle w Autol Sub, Perc Endo
  • 0VU247Z - Supplement L Seminal Vesicle w Autol Sub, Perc Endo
  • 0VU247Z - Supplement L Seminal Vesicle w Autol Sub, Perc Endo
  • 0VU247Z - Supplement L Seminal Vesicle w Autol Sub, 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 Supplement Seminal Vesicle, Left

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.