ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0HNU8ZZRelease Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Short description: Release Left Breast, 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 0HNU8ZZ
0HNU8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left breast using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other mammoplasty, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (85.89).
For a different body part, codes include 0HNT8ZZ (right breast), 0HNV8ZZ (bilateral breast), 0HNW8ZZ (right nipple) and 0HNX8ZZ (left nipple).
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HNU0ZZ (open), 0HNU3ZZ (percutaneous) and 0HNU7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening).
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) and DRG 585 (Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), under the surgical category “Breast Biopsy, Local Excision and Other Breast Procedures”.
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
- NRelease
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
- 4. Body Part
- UBreast, Left
- 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 →- 85.89Other mammoplastyapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0HNU8ZZ
Is 0HNU8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0HNU8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0HNU8ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0HNU8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0HNU8ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HNU8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 584 and MS-DRG 585.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0HNU8ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0HNU8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.89 (Other mammoplasty).