0HQ9XZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Repair Perineum 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 OperationQ | Repair Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function |
| 4 | Body Part9 | Skin, Perineum |
| 5 | ApproachX | External |
| 6 | DeviceZ | No Device |
| 7 | QualifierZ | No Qualifier |
MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)
Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.
The MS-DRG grouper treats this as a non-operating-room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 2 MS-DRGs:
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Related Codes
Same operation — other Body Part
Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.
0HQ5XZZ — Repair Chest Skin, External Approach, 0HQ6XZZ — Repair Back Skin, External Approach, 0HQ7XZZ — Repair Abdomen Skin, External Approach, 0HQ8XZZ — Repair Buttock Skin, External Approach, 0HQAXZZ — Repair Inguinal Skin, External Approach, 0HQBXZZ — Repair Right Upper Arm Skin, External Approach, 0HQCXZZ — Repair Left Upper Arm Skin, External Approach, 0HQDXZZ — Repair Right Lower Arm Skin, External Approach, +18 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 0HQ9XZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Run 0HQ9XZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 0HQ[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Skin and Breast — Body System: Skin and Breast[Body System]: “Skin and Breast”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Repair — Operation: Repair[Operation]: “Repair”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation
- DRG 746 — VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC — Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures (MDC 13)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
- DRG 747 — VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Vagina, Cervix and Vulva Procedures (MDC 13)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- SKB005 — Perineal skin repair (1st degree obstetrical and other)[CCSR category]: “Perineal skin repair (1st degree obstetrical and other) — Skin and Breast Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
MDC crossing · diagnoses (647)
- MDC 13 — Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
- A18.16 — Tuberculosis of cervix[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of cervix — grouped in MDC 13, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A18.17 — Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous female pelvic inflammatory disease — grouped in MDC 13, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A18.18 — Tuberculosis of other female genital organs[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of other female genital organs — grouped in MDC 13, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A51.0 — Primary genital syphilis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Primary genital syphilis — grouped in MDC 13, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- A54.00 — Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Gonococcal infection of lower genitourinary tract, unspecified — grouped in MDC 13, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- and 642 more
Nearest codes
- 0HQ0XZZ — Repair Scalp Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ1XZZ — Repair Face Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ2XZZ — Repair Right Ear Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ3XZZ — Repair Left Ear Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ4XZZ — Repair Neck Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ5XZZ — Repair Chest Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ6XZZ — Repair Back Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 0HQ7XZZ — Repair Abdomen Skin, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
Change history
No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.
Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels