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08W187Z

Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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 Revision

Correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Revision can include correcting a malfunctioning or displaced device by taking out or putting in components of the device such as a screw or pin

For example

  • Adjustment of position of pacemaker lead, recementing of hip prosthesis

4. Body Part Eye, Left

Also covers

  • Ciliary body
  • Posterior chamber

5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

6. Device Autologous Tissue Substitute

For example

  • Autograft
  • Cultured epidermal cell autograft
  • Epicel(R) cultured epidermal autograft

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
08W000Z Revision of Drainage Device in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W003Z Revision of Infusion Device in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W007Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W00CZ Revision of Extraluminal Device in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W00DZ Revision of Intraluminal Device in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W00JZ Revision of Synthetic Substitute in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W00KZ Revision of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W00YZ Revision of Other Device in Right Eye, Open Approach Valid
08W030Z Revision of Drainage Device in Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08W033Z Revision of Infusion Device in Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08W037Z Revision of Autologous Tissue Substitute in Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid
08W03CZ Revision of Extraluminal Device in Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach Valid