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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08BQ0ZZExcision of Right Lower Eyelid, Open 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 08BQ0ZZ

08BQ0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a excision procedure on the right lower eyelid using an open approach. In ICD-10-PCS, excision means cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of lesion of eyelid, not otherwise specified, excision of other minor lesion of eyelid, excision of major lesion of eyelid, partial-thickness and 1 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (08.20, 08.22, 08.23 and 1 more).

For a different body part, codes include 08B00ZZ (right eye), 08B10ZZ (left eye), 08BA0ZZ (right choroid), 08BB0ZZ (left choroid), 08BL0ZZ (right extraocular muscle), 08BM0ZZ (left extraocular muscle) and 7 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 08BQ3ZZ (percutaneous) and 08BQXZZ (external).

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 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler) and DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC), under the surgical categories “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”, “Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures” and 2 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
BExcision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

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

Includes: Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part
QLower Eyelid, Right
5. Approach
0Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

6. Device
ZNo Device
7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

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 · Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 08.20Removal of lesion of eyelid, not otherwise specifiedapproximate
  • 08.22Excision of other minor lesion of eyelidapproximate
  • 08.23Excision of major lesion of eyelid, partial-thicknessapproximate
  • 08.24Excision of major lesion of eyelid, full-thicknessapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 08BQ0ZZ

Is 08BQ0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08BQ0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08BQ0ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08BQ0ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08BQ0ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08BQ0ZZ can group to MS-DRG 115, MS-DRG 579, MS-DRG 580, MS-DRG 581, MS-DRG 628 and MS-DRG 629.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08BQ0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 08BQ0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 08.20 (Removal of lesion of eyelid, not otherwise specified), 08.22 (Excision of other minor lesion of eyelid), 08.23 (Excision of major lesion of eyelid, partial-thickness) and 1 more.