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Inpatient Procedure Code

0VNT0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Prepuce, Open 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 OperationN

Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

4
Body PartT

Prepuce

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0VNH0ZZ — Release Bilateral Spermatic Cords, Open Approach, 0VNJ0ZZ — Release Right Epididymis, Open Approach, 0VNK0ZZ — Release Left Epididymis, Open Approach, 0VNL0ZZ — Release Bilateral Epididymis, Open Approach, 0VNN0ZZ — Release Right Vas Deferens, Open Approach, 0VNP0ZZ — Release Left Vas Deferens, Open Approach, 0VNQ0ZZ — Release Bilateral Vas Deferens, Open Approach, 0VNS0ZZ — Release Penis, Open Approach, +12 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0VNT3ZZ — Release Prepuce, Percutaneous Approach, 0VNT4ZZ — Release Prepuce, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VNTXZZ — Release Prepuce, External Approach

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.

0VHS43Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Penis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VHS4YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Penis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VHS7YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Penis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0VHS8YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Penis, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0VHSX3Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Penis, External Approach, 0VJS0ZZ — Inspection of Penis, Open Approach, 0VJS3ZZ — Inspection of Penis, Percutaneous Approach, 0VJS4ZZ — Inspection of Penis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 0VJSXZZ — Inspection of Penis, External Approach, 0VMSXZZ — Reattachment of Penis, External Approach, 0VPS00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS03Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS07Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS0JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS0KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS0YZ — Removal of Other Device from Penis, Open Approach, 0VPS30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Penis, Percutaneous Approach, 0VPS33Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Penis, Percutaneous Approach, 0VPS37Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Penis, Percutaneous Approach, 0VPS3JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Penis, Percutaneous Approach, +153 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0VNT0ZZ 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.

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Clinical classification (CCSR)

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