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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0H5W8ZZDestruction of Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Destruction of Right Nipple, Endo

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 0H5W8ZZ

0H5W8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the right nipple using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to excision of nipple, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (85.25).

For a different body part, codes include 0H5T8ZZ (right breast), 0H5U8ZZ (left breast), 0H5V8ZZ (bilateral breast) and 0H5X8ZZ (left nipple).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0H5W0ZZ (open), 0H5W3ZZ (percutaneous), 0H5W7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0H5WXZZ (external).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 584 (Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 585 (Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC) and DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), under the surgical categories “Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
HSkin and Breast
3. Operation
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
WNipple, Right
5. Approach
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 09 · Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast · Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 85.25Excision of nippleapproximate

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

Code history

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  7. 2022
  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 0H5W8ZZ

Is 0H5W8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0H5W8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0H5W8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0H5W8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0H5W8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0H5W8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 584, MS-DRG 585, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909 and MS-DRG 957.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0H5W8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0H5W8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.25 (Excision of nipple).