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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HQW7ZZRepair Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

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 0HQW7ZZ

0HQW7ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the right nipple using a via natural or artificial opening approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair or reconstruction of nipple, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (85.87).

For a different body part, codes include 0HQT7ZZ (right breast), 0HQU7ZZ (left breast), 0HQV7ZZ (bilateral breast), 0HQX7ZZ (left nipple) and 0HQY7ZZ (supernumerary breast).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HQW0ZZ (open), 0HQW3ZZ (percutaneous), 0HQW8ZZ (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 0HQWXZZ (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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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

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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 →
  • 85.87Other repair or reconstruction of nippleapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 0HQW7ZZ

Is 0HQW7ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0HQW7ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0HQW7ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0HQW7ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0HQW7ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HQW7ZZ 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 0HQW7ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0HQW7ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.87 (Other repair or reconstruction of nipple).