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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09JJXZZInspection of Left Ear, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 09JJXZZ

09JJXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the left ear using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, inspection means visually and/or manually exploring a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other diagnostic procedures on external ear, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (18.19).

For a different body part, codes include 09J7XZZ (right tympanic membrane), 09J8XZZ (left tympanic membrane), 09JDXZZ (right inner ear), 09JEXZZ (left inner ear), 09JHXZZ (right ear), 09JKXZZ (nasal mucosa and soft tissue) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09JJ0ZZ (open), 09JJ3ZZ (percutaneous), 09JJ4ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 09JJ7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 09JJ8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
9Ear, Nose, Sinus
3. Operation
JInspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part
JEar, Left
5. Approach
XExternal

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 18.19Other diagnostic procedures on external earapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 09JJXZZ

Is 09JJXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 09JJXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 09JJXZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 09JJXZZ to ICD-9-CM 18.19 (Other diagnostic procedures on external ear).