Version 2025
Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 0VU70KZ

Supplement Left Tunica Vaginalis with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
0VU70KZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Supplement L Tunica Vaginalis with Nonaut Sub, Open Approac
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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0VU70KZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of supplement left tunica vaginalis with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part. Procedure code 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 herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement

0VU70KZ 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 tunica vaginalis, 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 7 Tunica Vaginalis, 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

6 Device K Nonautologous Tissue Substitute Includes:
  • Acellular Hydrated Dermis
  • Bone bank bone graft
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s)
  • Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s)
  • Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s)
  • Fish skin
  • Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose)
  • MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix
  • Piscine skin
  • Tissue bank graft
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

  • Clinical Category is Male reproductive system procedures, NEC

  • CCSR Category Code: MRS007
  • Clinical Domain is Male Reproductive System Procedures - MRS contains 7 categories that include procedures performed on the male reproduction system, such as circumcision and prostatectomy.

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 Tunica Vaginalis, 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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.