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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

8E09XY8Suture Removal from Head and Neck Region

✓ 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 8E09XY8

8E09XY8 is the ICD-10-PCS code for a other procedures procedure on the head and neck region using an external approach with other method (qualifier: suture removal). In ICD-10-PCS, other procedures means methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of sutures from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.38).

For a different body part, codes include 8E0WXY8 (trunk region), 8E0XXY8 (upper extremity) and 8E0YXY8 (lower extremity).

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
8Other Procedures
2. Body System
EPhysiological Systems and Anatomical Regions
3. Operation
0Other Procedures

Methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease

4. Body Region
9Head and Neck Region
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. Method
YOther Method
7. Qualifier
8Suture Removal

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.38Removal of sutures from head and neckexact

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

Code history

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

Common questions about 8E09XY8

Is 8E09XY8 a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 8E09XY8 is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 8E09XY8?

The CMS GEMs map 8E09XY8 to ICD-9-CM 97.38 (Removal of sutures from head and neck).