N99.860
Intraoperative and postprocedural nipple ischemia
N99.860 (also written N99860) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for intraoperative and postprocedural nipple ischemia. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 44 codes in category N99 (Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
Intraoperative and postprocedural complications are coded from the body system chapters unless the complication is specifically indexed to a T code.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Surgical Aftercare clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry