0VN5XZZBillable procedure code

Release Scrotum, External Approach

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

In ICD-10-PCS, code 0VN5XZZ describes Release Scrotum, External Approach. This procedure is listed in table 0VN, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Release: root operation

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

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

External: approach

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane