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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0H82XZZDivision of Right Ear Skin, 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 0H82XZZ

0H82XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a division procedure on the skin, right ear using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, division means cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other incision of external ear, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (18.09).

For a different body part, codes include 0H80XZZ (skin, scalp), 0H81XZZ (skin, face), 0H83XZZ (skin, left ear), 0H84XZZ (skin, neck), 0H85XZZ (skin, chest), 0H86XZZ (skin, back) and 16 more.

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
HSkin and Breast
3. Operation
8Division

Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part

All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions

Includes: Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy

4. Body Part
2Skin, Right Ear
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 →
  • 18.09Other incision of external earapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  4. 2019
  5. 2020
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  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 0H82XZZ

Is 0H82XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0H82XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0H82XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0H82XZZ to ICD-9-CM 18.09 (Other incision of external ear).