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08SY0ZZ

Reposition Left Lacrimal Duct, Open 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 Reposition Left Lacrimal Duct, Open 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 Reposition

Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part

The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

For example

  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction

4. Body Part Lacrimal Duct, Left

Also covers

  • Lacrimal canaliculus
  • Lacrimal punctum
  • Lacrimal sac
  • Nasolacrimal duct

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
08SC3ZZ Reposition Right Iris, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SD3ZZ Reposition Left Iris, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SG3ZZ Reposition Right Retinal Vessel, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SH3ZZ Reposition Left Retinal Vessel, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SJ3ZZ Reposition Right Lens, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SK3ZZ Reposition Left Lens, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SL0ZZ Reposition Right Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach Valid
08SL3ZZ Reposition Right Extraocular Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SM0ZZ Reposition Left Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach Valid
08SM3ZZ Reposition Left Extraocular Muscle, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08SN0ZZ Reposition Right Upper Eyelid, Open Approach Valid
08SN3ZZ Reposition Right Upper Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach Valid