ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 08 Eye › 08B Eye, Excision › 08BY7ZZ
Excision of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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 Excision of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
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
4. Body Part Lacrimal Duct, Left
Also covers
- Lacrimal canaliculus
- Lacrimal punctum
- Lacrimal sac
- Nasolacrimal duct
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |