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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0H8AXZZDivision of Inguinal Skin, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027

Code last changed in FY2018 (effective October 1, 2017). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0H8AXZZ

0H8AXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a division procedure on the skin, inguinal 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 skin and subcutaneous tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (86.09).

For a different body part, codes include 0H80XZZ (skin, scalp), 0H81XZZ (skin, face), 0H82XZZ (skin, right ear), 0H83XZZ (skin, left ear), 0H84XZZ (skin, neck), 0H85XZZ (skin, chest) 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
ASkin, Inguinal
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 →
  • 86.09Other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissueapproximate

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)
  • FY2018 (effective 10/1/2017): Title revised — was “Division of Genitalia Skin, External Approach”

Common questions about 0H8AXZZ

Is 0H8AXZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0H8AXZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0H8AXZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0H8AXZZ to ICD-9-CM 86.09 (Other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissue).