ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 08 Eye › 08Q Eye, Repair › 08QPXZZ
Repair Left Upper Eyelid, 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 Repair Left Upper Eyelid, 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 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 Upper Eyelid, Left
Also covers
- Lateral canthus
- Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
- Orbicularis oculi muscle
- Superior tarsal plate
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08Q0XZZ | Repair Right Eye, External Approach | Valid |
| 08Q1XZZ | Repair Left Eye, External Approach | Valid |
| 08Q23ZZ | Repair Right Anterior Chamber, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 08Q33ZZ | Repair Left 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 |