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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HPU3NZRemoval of Tissue Expander from Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Tissue Expander from Left Breast, Perc Approach

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 0HPU3NZ

0HPU3NZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left breast using a percutaneous approach with tissue expander. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of breast tissue expander, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (85.96).

For a different body part, codes include 0HPT3NZ (right breast).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HPU0NZ (open), 0HPU7NZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0HPU8NZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic).

With a different device, use 0HPU30Z (drainage device), 0HPU31Z (radioactive element), 0HPU37Z (autologous tissue substitute), 0HPU3JZ (synthetic substitute), 0HPU3KZ (nonautologous tissue substitute) and 0HPU3YZ (other device).

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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
UBreast, Left
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
NTissue Expander
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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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 →
  • 85.96Removal of breast tissue expanderapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0HPU3NZ

Is 0HPU3NZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0HPU3NZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0HPU3NZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0HPU3NZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0HPU3NZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HPU3NZ 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 0HPU3NZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0HPU3NZ to ICD-9-CM 85.96 (Removal of breast tissue expander).