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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0H5X7ZZDestruction of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Destruction of Left Nipple, Via Opening

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 0H5X7ZZ

0H5X7ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the left nipple using a via natural or artificial opening 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 0H5T7ZZ (right breast), 0H5U7ZZ (left breast), 0H5V7ZZ (bilateral breast) and 0H5W7ZZ (right nipple).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0H5X0ZZ (open), 0H5X3ZZ (percutaneous), 0H5X8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0H5XXZZ (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
XNipple, Left

Includes: Areola

5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach 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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  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 0H5X7ZZ

Is 0H5X7ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0H5X7ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0H5X7ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0H5X7ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0H5X7ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0H5X7ZZ 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 0H5X7ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0H5X7ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.25 (Excision of nipple).