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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0858XZZDestruction of Right Cornea, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About 0858XZZ

0858XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the right cornea using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, destruction means physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.

In plain terms, this corresponds to mechanical removal of corneal epithelium, thermocauterization of corneal lesion, cryotherapy of corneal lesion and 1 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (11.41, 11.42, 11.43 and 1 more).

For a different body part, codes include 0850XZZ (right eye), 0851XZZ (left eye), 0856XZZ (right sclera), 0857XZZ (left sclera), 0859XZZ (left cornea), 085NXZZ (right upper eyelid) and 5 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 115 (Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC) and DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC), under the surgical categories “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
0Medical and Surgical
2. Body System
8Eye
3. Operation
5Destruction

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

4. Body Part
8Cornea, Right
5. Approach
XExternal

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

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

All DRGs →

Surgical MS-DRGs this procedure can group to, depending on the principal diagnosis's MDC.

MDC 02 · Diseases and Disorders of the Eye · Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 11.41Mechanical removal of corneal epitheliumapproximate
  • 11.42Thermocauterization of corneal lesionapproximate
  • 11.43Cryotherapy of corneal lesionapproximate
  • 11.49Other removal or destruction of corneal lesionapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 0858XZZ

Is 0858XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0858XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0858XZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0858XZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0858XZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0858XZZ can group to MS-DRG 115, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909, MS-DRG 957 and MS-DRG 958.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0858XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 0858XZZ to ICD-9-CM 11.41 (Mechanical removal of corneal epithelium), 11.42 (Thermocauterization of corneal lesion), 11.43 (Cryotherapy of corneal lesion) and 1 more.