Inpatient Procedure Code
0HC3XZZ
Extirpation of Matter from Left Ear Skin, External Approach
Axis Breakdown
Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body SystemH | Skin and Breast |
| 3 | Root OperationC | Extirpation Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part |
| 4 | Body Part3 | Skin, Left Ear |
| 5 | ApproachX | External |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |