2021 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0VUL07Z

Supplement Bilateral Epididymis with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach

  1. ICD-10-PCS Index
  2. Medical and Surgical
  3. Male Reproductive System
  4. Supplement
  5. 0VUL07Z
Version 2021
Billable Code
Procedures For Males Only

Valid for Submission

0VUL07Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of supplement bilateral epididymis with autologous tissue substitute, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The procedure code 0VUL07Z is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the male reproductive system body system, classified under the supplement operation. The applicable bodypart is epididymis, bilateral.

ICD-10-PCS:0VUL07Z
Short Description:Supplement B Epididymis with Autol Sub, Open Approach
Long Description:Supplement Bilateral Epididymis with Autologous Tissue Substitute, 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 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

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
  • Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement
4 BodyPart L Epididymis, Bilateral
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 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:

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 0VUL07Z is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.

Convert 0VUL07Z 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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