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Inpatient Procedure Code

0H9X7ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Drainage of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemH

Skin and Breast

3
Root Operation9

Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

4
Body PartX

Nipple, Left

5
Approach7

Via Natural or Artificial Opening

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

0H9T7ZZ — Drainage of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0H9U7ZZ — Drainage of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0H9V7ZZ — Drainage of Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0H9W7ZZ — Drainage of Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

0H9X0ZZ — Drainage of Left Nipple, Open Approach, 0H9X3ZZ — Drainage of Left Nipple, Percutaneous Approach, 0H9X8ZZ — Drainage of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0H9XXZZ — Drainage of Left Nipple, External Approach

Same operation — other Device

Same table and root operation, differing only in the device character.

0H9X70Z — Drainage of Left Nipple with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Same operation — other Qualifier

Same table and root operation, differing only in the qualifier character.

0H9X7ZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Incision and drainage of skin (Skin and Breast Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

0H2PX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Skin, External Approach, 0H2TX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Right Breast, External Approach, 0H2UX0Z — Change Drainage Device in Left Breast, External Approach, 0HPPX0Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Skin, External Approach, 0HPT00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Breast, Open Approach, 0HPT30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HPT70Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0HPT80Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0HPU00Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Breast, Open Approach, 0HPU30Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HPU70Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0HPU80Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0HWPX0Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Skin, External Approach, 0HWT00Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Breast, Open Approach, 0HWT30Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HWT70Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0HWT80Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0HWU00Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Breast, Open Approach, 0HWU30Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HWU70Z — Revision of Drainage Device in Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, +1 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0H9X7ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

PCS table

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels