ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
0HNW7ZZRelease Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial 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 0HNW7ZZ
0HNW7ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the right nipple using a via natural or artificial opening 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 0HNT7ZZ (right breast), 0HNU7ZZ (left breast), 0HNV7ZZ (bilateral breast) and 0HNX7ZZ (left nipple).
The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HNW0ZZ (open), 0HNW3ZZ (percutaneous), 0HNW8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0HNWXZZ (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
- WNipple, Right
- 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 →- 85.89Other mammoplastyapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2026
- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 0HNW7ZZ
Is 0HNW7ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 0HNW7ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 0HNW7ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 0HNW7ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 0HNW7ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HNW7ZZ can group to MS-DRG 584 and MS-DRG 585.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0HNW7ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 0HNW7ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.89 (Other mammoplasty).