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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

085PXZZDestruction of Left Upper Eyelid, 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 085PXZZ

085PXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a destruction procedure on the left upper eyelid 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 destruction of lesion of eyelid, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (08.25).

For a different body part, codes include 0850XZZ (right eye), 0851XZZ (left eye), 0856XZZ (right sclera), 0857XZZ (left sclera), 0858XZZ (right cornea), 0859XZZ (left cornea) and 5 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 085P0ZZ (open) and 085P3ZZ (percutaneous).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 115 (Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit), DRG 579 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with MCC), DRG 580 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures with CC), DRG 581 (Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures without CC/MCC), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC) and DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), under the surgical categories “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast 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
PUpper Eyelid, Left

Includes: Lateral canthus; Levator palpebrae superioris muscle; Orbicularis oculi muscle; Superior tarsal plate

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

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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 →
  • 08.25Destruction of lesion of eyelidapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  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 085PXZZ

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

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

Is 085PXZZ an O.R. procedure?

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

What DRG does 085PXZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 085PXZZ can group to MS-DRG 115, MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580, MS-DRG 581, MS-DRG 907 and MS-DRG 908.

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

The CMS GEMs map 085PXZZ to ICD-9-CM 08.25 (Destruction of lesion of eyelid).