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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0953XZZDestruction of Right External Auditory Canal, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Destruction of R Ext Auditory Canal, Extern Approach

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 0953XZZ

0953XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the right external auditory canal using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision or destruction of other lesion of external ear, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (18.29).

For a different body part, codes include 0950XZZ (right external ear), 0951XZZ (left external ear), 0954XZZ (left external auditory canal) and 095KXZZ (nasal mucosa and soft tissue).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09530ZZ (open), 09533ZZ (percutaneous), 09534ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 09537ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 09538ZZ (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
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
3External Auditory Canal, Right
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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  • 18.29Excision or destruction of other lesion of external earapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0953XZZ

Is 0953XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0953XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0953XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0953XZZ to ICD-9-CM 18.29 (Excision or destruction of other lesion of external ear).