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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

085C3ZZDestruction of Right Iris, Percutaneous 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 085C3ZZ

085C3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the right iris using a percutaneous 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 destruction of lesion of iris, nonexcisional, Cyclocryotherapy and Cyclophotocoagulation, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (12.41, 12.72 and 12.73).

For a different body part, codes include 08523ZZ (right anterior chamber), 08533ZZ (left anterior chamber), 08543ZZ (right vitreous), 08553ZZ (left vitreous), 085A3ZZ (right choroid), 085B3ZZ (left choroid) and 17 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 116 (Intraocular Procedures with CC/MCC), DRG 117 (Intraocular Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 630 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Intraocular Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
CIris, Right
5. Approach
3Percutaneous

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

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 · Intraocular Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 12.41Destruction of lesion of iris, nonexcisionalapproximate
  • 12.72Cyclocryotherapyapproximate
  • 12.73Cyclophotocoagulationapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 085C3ZZ

Is 085C3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 085C3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 085C3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 085C3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 085C3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 085C3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 116, MS-DRG 117, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629, MS-DRG 630 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 085C3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 085C3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 12.41 (Destruction of lesion of iris, nonexcisional), 12.72 (Cyclocryotherapy) and 12.73 (Cyclophotocoagulation).