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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0WJ2XZZInspection of Face, 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 0WJ2XZZ

0WJ2XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a inspection procedure on the face 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 nonoperative measurements and examinations, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (89.39).

For a different body part, codes include 0WJ0XZZ (head), 0WJ3XZZ (oral cavity and throat), 0WJ4XZZ (upper jaw), 0WJ5XZZ (lower jaw), 0WJ6XZZ (neck), 0WJ8XZZ (chest wall) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0WJ20ZZ (open), 0WJ23ZZ (percutaneous) and 0WJ24ZZ (percutaneous 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
WAnatomical Regions, General
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
2Face
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

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  • 89.39Other nonoperative measurements and examinationsapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0WJ2XZZ

Is 0WJ2XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0WJ2XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0WJ2XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0WJ2XZZ to ICD-9-CM 89.39 (Other nonoperative measurements and examinations).