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Inpatient Procedure Code

0HBXXZX ICD-10-PCS Code: Excision of Left Nipple, External Approach, Diagnostic

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 OperationB

Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

4
Body PartX

Nipple, Left

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierX

Diagnostic

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0HBJXZX — Excision of Left Upper Leg Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBKXZX — Excision of Right Lower Leg Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBLXZX — Excision of Left Lower Leg Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBMXZX — Excision of Right Foot Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBNXZX — Excision of Left Foot Skin, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBQXZX — Excision of Finger Nail, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBRXZX — Excision of Toe Nail, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBWXZX — Excision of Right Nipple, External Approach, Diagnostic, +18 more

Same operation — other Approach

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

0HBX0ZX — Excision of Left Nipple, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBX3ZX — Excision of Left Nipple, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0HBX7ZX — Excision of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic, 0HBX8ZX — Excision of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic

Same operation — other Qualifier

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

0HBXXZZ — Excision of Left Nipple, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Skin biopsy and diagnostic drainage (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.

0H9V8ZX — Drainage of Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0H9W0ZX — Drainage of Right Nipple, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0H9W3ZX — Drainage of Right Nipple, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0H9W7ZX — Drainage of Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic, 0H9W8ZX — Drainage of Right Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0H9WXZX — Drainage of Right Nipple, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0H9X0ZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0H9X3ZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0H9X7ZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic, 0H9X8ZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic, 0H9XXZX — Drainage of Left Nipple, External Approach, Diagnostic, 0HJPXZZ — Inspection of Skin, External Approach, 0HJT0ZZ — Inspection of Right Breast, Open Approach, 0HJT3ZZ — Inspection of Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HJT7ZZ — Inspection of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0HJT8ZZ — Inspection of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 0HJU0ZZ — Inspection of Left Breast, Open Approach, 0HJU3ZZ — Inspection of Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach, 0HJU7ZZ — Inspection of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 0HJU8ZZ — Inspection of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, +34 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0HBXXZX 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