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08B9XZZ

Excision of Left Cornea, External Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Excision of Left Cornea, External Approach

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 Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

5. Approach External

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

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
08B00ZX Excision of Right Eye, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B00ZZ Excision of Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08B03ZX Excision of Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B03ZZ Excision of Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08B0XZX Excision of Right Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B0XZZ Excision of Right Eye, External Approach Valid
08B10ZX Excision of Left Eye, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B10ZZ Excision of Left Eye, Open Approach Valid
08B13ZX Excision of Left Eye, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B13ZZ Excision of Left Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08B1XZX Excision of Left Eye, External Approach, Diagnostic Valid
08B1XZZ Excision of Left Eye, External Approach Valid