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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HQAXZZRepair 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 0HQAXZZ

0HQAXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the skin, inguinal using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other sites and other repair and reconstruction of skin and subcutaneous tissue, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (86.59 and 86.89).

For a different body part, codes include 0HQ0XZZ (skin, scalp), 0HQ1XZZ (skin, face), 0HQ2XZZ (skin, right ear), 0HQ3XZZ (skin, left ear), 0HQ4XZZ (skin, neck), 0HQ5XZZ (skin, chest) 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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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

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  • 86.59Closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other sitesapproximate
  • 86.89Other repair and reconstruction 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 “Repair Genitalia Skin, External Approach”

Common questions about 0HQAXZZ

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

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

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

The CMS GEMs map 0HQAXZZ to ICD-9-CM 86.59 (Closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue of other sites) and 86.89 (Other repair and reconstruction of skin and subcutaneous tissue).