ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
3E00XMZIntroduction of Pigment into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach
Short description: Introduce of Pigment into Skin/Mucous Mem, Extern Approach
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 3E00XMZ
3E00XMZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a introduction procedure on the skin and mucous membranes using an external approach with pigment. In ICD-10-PCS, introduction means putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.
In plain terms, this corresponds to injection or tattooing of skin lesion or defect, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (86.02).
For a different body part, codes include 3E0CXMZ (eye).
With a different device, use 3E00X3Z (anti-inflammatory), 3E00X4Z (serum, toxoid and vaccine), 3E00XBZ (anesthetic agent), 3E00XKZ (other diagnostic substance), 3E00XNZ (analgesics, hypnotics, sedatives) and 3E00XTZ (destructive agent).
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
- 3Administration
- 2. Body System
- EPhysiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
- 3. Operation
- 0Introduction
Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products
- 4. Body System / Region
- 0Skin and Mucous Membranes
- 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. Substance
- MPigment
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNo Qualifier
Other versions of this procedure
Different body system / region
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 86.02Injection or tattooing of skin lesion or defectapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 3E00XMZ
Is 3E00XMZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 3E00XMZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 3E00XMZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 3E00XMZ to ICD-9-CM 86.02 (Injection or tattooing of skin lesion or defect).