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Inpatient Procedure Code

0VBTXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Prepuce, External Approach

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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 PartT

Prepuce

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 5 MS-DRGs:

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

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0VB5XZZ — Excision of Scrotum, External Approach, 0VBSXZZ — Excision of Penis, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0VBT0ZZ — Excision of Prepuce, Open Approach, 0VBT3ZZ — Excision of Prepuce, Percutaneous Approach, 0VBT4ZZ — Excision of Prepuce, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

0VBTXZX — Excision of Prepuce, External Approach, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Penis procedures (excluding circumcision) (Male Reproductive System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0V9T0ZZ — Drainage of Prepuce, Open Approach, 0V9T30Z — Drainage of Prepuce with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach, 0V9T3ZX — Drainage of Prepuce, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0V9T3ZZ — Drainage of Prepuce, Percutaneous Approach, 0V9T40Z — Drainage of Prepuce with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0V9T4ZX — Drainage of Prepuce, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0V9T4ZZ — Drainage of Prepuce, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0V9TX0Z — Drainage of Prepuce with Drainage Device, External Approach, 0V9TXZX — Drainage of Prepuce, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0V9TXZZ — Drainage of Prepuce, External Approach, 0VCS0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Penis, Open Approach, 0VCS3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Penis, Percutaneous Approach, 0VCS4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Penis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VCSXZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Penis, External Approach, 0VCT0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Prepuce, Open Approach, 0VCT3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Prepuce, Percutaneous Approach, 0VCT4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Prepuce, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VCTXZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Prepuce, External Approach, 0VHS03Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Penis, Open Approach, 0VHS0YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Penis, Open Approach, +145 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0VBTXZZ 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.

Run 0VBTXZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MDC crossing · diagnoses (5804)

  • MDC 09 — Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast — 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • 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.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A06.7 — Cutaneous amebiasis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous amebiasis — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.4 — Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of skin and subcutaneous tissue — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A22.0 — Cutaneous anthrax[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous anthrax — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A31.1 — Cutaneous mycobacterial infection[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous mycobacterial infection — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A36.3 — Cutaneous diphtheria[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cutaneous diphtheria — grouped in MDC 09, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 5799 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources