ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 08 Eye › 089 Eye, Drainage › 089Y8ZZ
Drainage of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Drainage
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
4. Body Part Lacrimal Duct, Left
Also covers
- Lacrimal canaliculus
- Lacrimal punctum
- Lacrimal sac
- Nasolacrimal duct
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0890X0Z | Drainage of Right Eye with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0890XZX | Drainage of Right Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0890XZZ | Drainage of Right Eye, External Approach | Valid |
| 0891X0Z | Drainage of Left Eye with Drainage Device, External Approach | Valid |
| 0891XZX | Drainage of Left Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 0891XZZ | Drainage of Left Eye, External Approach | Valid |
| 089230Z | Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 08923ZX | Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 08923ZZ | Drainage of Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 089330Z | Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 08933ZX | Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 08933ZZ | Drainage of Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |