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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HNX8ZZRelease Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Release Left 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 0HNX8ZZ

0HNX8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left nipple 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), 0HNU8ZZ (left breast), 0HNV8ZZ (bilateral breast) and 0HNW8ZZ (right nipple).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HNX0ZZ (open), 0HNX3ZZ (percutaneous), 0HNX7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0HNXXZZ (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) 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
XNipple, Left

Includes: Areola

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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  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 0HNX8ZZ

Is 0HNX8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0HNX8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0HNX8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0HNX8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0HNX8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HNX8ZZ can group to MS-DRG 584 and MS-DRG 585.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0HNX8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0HNX8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.89 (Other mammoplasty).