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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

2W1AX6ZCompression of Right Upper Arm using Pressure Dressing

✓ 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 2W1AX6Z

2W1AX6Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a compression procedure on the right upper arm using an external approach with pressure dressing. In ICD-10-PCS, compression means putting pressure on a body region.

In plain terms, this corresponds to application of pressure dressing, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (93.56).

For a different body part, codes include 2W10X6Z (head), 2W11X6Z (face), 2W12X6Z (neck), 2W13X6Z (abdominal wall), 2W14X6Z (chest wall), 2W15X6Z (back) and 23 more.

With a different device, use 2W1AX7Z (intermittent pressure device).

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
1Compression

Putting pressure on a body region

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
6Pressure Dressing
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 93.56Application of pressure dressingapproximate

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

Code history

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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 2W1AX6Z

Is 2W1AX6Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 2W1AX6Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 2W1AX6Z?

The CMS GEMs map 2W1AX6Z to ICD-9-CM 93.56 (Application of pressure dressing).