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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08N1XZZRelease Left Eye, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 08N1XZZ

08N1XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left eye using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on eyeball, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (16.99).

For a different body part, codes include 08N0XZZ (right eye), 08N6XZZ (right sclera), 08N7XZZ (left sclera), 08N8XZZ (right cornea), 08N9XZZ (left cornea), 08NNXZZ (right upper eyelid) and 5 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 115 (Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit), under the surgical category “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
8Eye
3. Operation
NRelease

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out

Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release

4. Body Part
1Eye, Left

Includes: Ciliary body; Posterior chamber

5. Approach
XExternal

Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 02 · Diseases and Disorders of the Eye · Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 16.99Other operations on eyeballapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 08N1XZZ

Is 08N1XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08N1XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08N1XZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08N1XZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08N1XZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08N1XZZ can group to MS-DRG 115.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08N1XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 08N1XZZ to ICD-9-CM 16.99 (Other operations on eyeball).