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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

2W6AX0ZTraction of Right Upper Arm using Traction Apparatus

✓ 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 2W6AX0Z

2W6AX0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a traction procedure on the right upper arm using an external approach with traction apparatus. In ICD-10-PCS, traction means exerting a pulling force on a body region in a distal direction.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other skeletal traction, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (93.44).

For a different body part, codes include 2W60X0Z (head), 2W61X0Z (face), 2W62X0Z (neck), 2W63X0Z (abdominal wall), 2W64X0Z (chest wall), 2W65X0Z (back) and 23 more.

With a different device, use 2W6AXZZ (no 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
6Traction

Exerting a pulling force on a body region in a distal direction

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
0Traction Apparatus
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different device

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 93.44Other skeletal tractionapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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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 2W6AX0Z

Is 2W6AX0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 2W6AX0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 2W6AX0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 2W6AX0Z to ICD-9-CM 93.44 (Other skeletal traction).