ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
08953ZZDrainage of Left Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach
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 08953ZZ
08953ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a drainage procedure on the left vitreous using a percutaneous approach. 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 removal of vitreous, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (14.72).
For a different body part, codes include 08923ZZ (right anterior chamber), 08933ZZ (left anterior chamber), 08943ZZ (right vitreous), 089A3ZZ (right choroid), 089B3ZZ (left choroid), 089C3ZZ (right iris) and 17 more.
With a different device, use 089530Z (drainage device).
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
- 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
- 5Vitreous, Left
Includes: Vitreous body
- 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
Different body part
Different device
Different qualifier
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
MDC 10 · Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders · Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures
MDC 21 · Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs · Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries
MDC 24 · Multiple Significant Trauma · Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 14.72Other removal of vitreousapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about 08953ZZ
Is 08953ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 08953ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 08953ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 08953ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 08953ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08953ZZ 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 08953ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 08953ZZ to ICD-9-CM 14.72 (Other removal of vitreous).