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ICD-10-PCS/0VB/0VBJ0ZZ
Inpatient Procedure Code

0VBJ0ZZ

Excision of Right Epididymis, Open Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemV

Male Reproductive System

3
Root OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body PartJ

Epididymis, Right

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 2 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0VBJ0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

  • 0VB[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

MS-DRG participation

  • DRG 711 — TESTES PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “TESTES PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC — Testes Procedures (MDC 12)”
  • DRG 712 — TESTES PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “TESTES PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Testes Procedures (MDC 12)”

MDC crossing · diagnoses (360)

  • MDC 12 — Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System [MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • A18.14 — Tuberculosis of prostate [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of prostate — grouped in MDC 12, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”
  • A18.15 — Tuberculosis of other male genital organs [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other male genital organs — grouped in MDC 12, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”
  • A51.0 — Primary genital syphilis [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Primary genital syphilis — grouped in MDC 12, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”
  • A54.00 — Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified — grouped in MDC 12, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”
  • A54.09 — Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract [Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Other gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract — grouped in MDC 12, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”
  • and 355 more

Nearest codes

  • 0VB00ZZ — Excision of Prostate, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB10ZZ — Excision of Right Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB20ZZ — Excision of Left Seminal Vesicle, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB30ZZ — Excision of Bilateral Seminal Vesicles, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB50ZZ — Excision of Scrotum, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB60ZZ — Excision of Right Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB70ZZ — Excision of Left Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0VB90ZZ — Excision of Right Testis, Open Approach [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.