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08Q33ZZ

Repair Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous 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 Repair Left Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous 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 Repair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

For example

  • Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

4. Body Part Anterior Chamber, Left

Also covers

  • Aqueous humour

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
08Q0XZZ Repair Right Eye, External Approach Valid
08Q1XZZ Repair Left Eye, External Approach Valid
08Q23ZZ Repair Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08Q43ZZ Repair Right Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08Q53ZZ Repair Left Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08Q6XZZ Repair Right Sclera, External Approach Valid
08Q7XZZ Repair Left Sclera, External Approach Valid
08Q8XZZ Repair Right Cornea, External Approach Valid
08Q9XZZ Repair Left Cornea, External Approach Valid
08QA0ZZ Repair Right Choroid, Open Approach Valid
08QA3ZZ Repair Right Choroid, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08QB0ZZ Repair Left Choroid, Open Approach Valid