0VLG0ZZBillable procedure code

Occlusion of Left Spermatic Cord, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Male Reproductive System·Table 0VL·FY 2027

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0VLG0ZZ describes Occlusion of Left Spermatic Cord, Open Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0VL, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Occlusion. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Occlusion: root operation

Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice

Includes: Fallopian tube ligation, ligation of inferior vena cava

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure