Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

0891X0ZDrainage of Left Eye with Drainage Device, 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 0891X0Z

0891X0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the left eye using an external approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, drainage means taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on eyeball, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (16.99).

For a different body part, codes include 0890X0Z (right eye), 0896X0Z (right sclera), 0897X0Z (left sclera), 0898X0Z (right cornea), 0899X0Z (left cornea), 089NX0Z (right upper eyelid) and 5 more.

With a different device, use 0891XZZ (no device).

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 115 (Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit), under the surgical category “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”.

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
9Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

4. Body Part
1Eye, Left

Includes: Ciliary body; Posterior chamber

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
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different device

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 →
  • 16.99Other operations on eyeballapproximate

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 0891X0Z

Is 0891X0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 0891X0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 0891X0Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 0891X0Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 0891X0Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 0891X0Z can group to MS-DRG 115.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 0891X0Z?

The CMS GEMs map 0891X0Z to ICD-9-CM 16.99 (Other operations on eyeball).