ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 08 Eye › 08F Eye, Fragmentation › 08F4XZZ
Fragmentation in Right Vitreous, External Approach
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 Fragmentation in Right Vitreous, 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 Fragmentation
Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces
Physical force (e.g., manual, ultrasonic) applied directly or indirectly is used to break the solid matter into pieces. The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out
For example
- Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, transurethral lithotripsy
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 08F43ZZ | Fragmentation in Right Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 08F53ZZ | Fragmentation in Left Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 08F5XZZ | Fragmentation in Left Vitreous, External Approach | Valid |