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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

09C37ZZExtirpation of Matter from Right External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Extirpation of Matter from R Ext Auditory Canal, Via Opening

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 09C37ZZ

09C37ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the right external auditory canal using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of intraluminal foreign body from ear without incision, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (98.11).

For a different body part, codes include 09C47ZZ (left external auditory canal), 09C77ZZ (right tympanic membrane), 09C87ZZ (left tympanic membrane), 09CF7ZZ (right eustachian tube), 09CG7ZZ (left eustachian tube), 09CL7ZZ (nasal turbinate) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 09C30ZZ (open), 09C33ZZ (percutaneous), 09C34ZZ (percutaneous endoscopic), 09C38ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 09C3XZZ (external).

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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
3External Auditory Canal, Right
5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 98.11Removal of intraluminal foreign body from ear without incisionapproximate

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 09C37ZZ

Is 09C37ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 09C37ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 09C37ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 09C37ZZ to ICD-9-CM 98.11 (Removal of intraluminal foreign body from ear without incision).