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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0HQX8ZZRepair Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Repair 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 0HQX8ZZ

0HQX8ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left nipple using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic 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 0HQT8ZZ (right breast), 0HQU8ZZ (left breast), 0HQV8ZZ (bilateral breast), 0HQW8ZZ (right nipple) and 0HQY8ZZ (supernumerary breast).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 0HQX0ZZ (open), 0HQX3ZZ (percutaneous), 0HQX7ZZ (via natural or artificial opening) and 0HQXXZZ (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
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

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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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  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0HQX8ZZ

Is 0HQX8ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0HQX8ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0HQX8ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0HQX8ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0HQX8ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0HQX8ZZ 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 0HQX8ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0HQX8ZZ to ICD-9-CM 85.87 (Other repair or reconstruction of nipple).