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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

2W0AX3ZChange Brace on Right Upper Arm

✓ 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 2W0AX3Z

2W0AX3Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a change procedure on the right upper arm using an external approach with brace. In ICD-10-PCS, change means taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane.

In plain terms, this corresponds to replacement of other device for musculoskeletal immobilization, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.14).

For a different body part, codes include 2W00X3Z (head), 2W01X3Z (face), 2W02X3Z (neck), 2W03X3Z (abdominal wall), 2W04X3Z (chest wall), 2W05X3Z (back) and 23 more.

With a different device, use 2W0AX0Z (traction apparatus), 2W0AX1Z (splint), 2W0AX2Z (cast), 2W0AX4Z (bandage), 2W0AX5Z (packing material), 2W0AX6Z (pressure dressing) and 2 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
2Placement
2. Body System
WAnatomical Regions
3. Operation
0Change

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane

4. Body Region
AUpper Arm, 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
3Brace
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.14Replacement of other device for musculoskeletal immobilizationapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 2W0AX3Z

Is 2W0AX3Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 2W0AX3Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 2W0AX3Z?

The CMS GEMs map 2W0AX3Z to ICD-9-CM 97.14 (Replacement of other device for musculoskeletal immobilization).