0HQW0ZZBillable procedure code

Repair Right Nipple, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Skin and Breast·Table 0HQ·FY 2027

0HQW0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Repair Right Nipple, Open Approach. It belongs to PCS table 0HQ, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Skin and Breast body system. Its root operation is Repair. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Repair: root operation

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

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure