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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HC3XZZExtirpation of Matter from Left 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 0HC3XZZ

0HC3XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the skin, left ear using an external 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 other foreign body without incision from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (98.22).

For a different body part, codes include 0HC0XZZ (skin, scalp), 0HC1XZZ (skin, face), 0HC2XZZ (skin, right ear), 0HC4XZZ (skin, neck), 0HC5XZZ (skin, chest), 0HC6XZZ (skin, back) and 20 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
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
3Skin, Left 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 →
  • 98.22Removal of other foreign body without incision from head and neckapproximate

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 0HC3XZZ

Is 0HC3XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0HC3XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0HC3XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0HC3XZZ to ICD-9-CM 98.22 (Removal of other foreign body without incision from head and neck).