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N99.861: Intraoperative and postprocedural nipple necrosis

ICD-10-CM code N99.861

New code · FY2027

Billable: use this code on claims.

New code, effective October 1, 2026 (FY2027). Before that, this condition was coded as N99.89.

Code breakdown

N99.861

N99CategoryIntraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
8Character 4Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system
6Character 5Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of breast
1Character 6Intraoperative and postprocedural nipple necrosis

Coding notes

Excludes2 (from N99)

irradiation cystitis (N30.4-)
postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-)
postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture (M81.8)

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