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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08C9XZZExtirpation of Matter from Left Cornea, 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 08C9XZZ

08C9XZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a extirpation procedure on the left cornea using an external approach. In ICD-10-PCS, extirpation means taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to magnetic removal of embedded foreign body from cornea and incision of cornea, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (11.0 and 11.1).

For a different body part, codes include 08C0XZZ (right eye), 08C1XZZ (left eye), 08C2XZZ (right anterior chamber), 08C3XZZ (left anterior chamber), 08C4XZZ (right vitreous), 08C5XZZ (left vitreous) and 23 more.

It is an operating-room procedure in the MS-DRG logic for DRG 115 (Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit), DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), DRG 908 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with CC), DRG 909 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries without CC/MCC), DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC) and DRG 958 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC), under the surgical categories “Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and “Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma”.

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
CExtirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes: Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part
9Cornea, Left
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 →
  • 11.0Magnetic removal of embedded foreign body from corneaapproximate
  • 11.1Incision of corneaapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 08C9XZZ

Is 08C9XZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08C9XZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08C9XZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08C9XZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08C9XZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08C9XZZ can group to MS-DRG 115, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909, MS-DRG 957 and MS-DRG 958.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08C9XZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 08C9XZZ to ICD-9-CM 11.0 (Magnetic removal of embedded foreign body from cornea) and 11.1 (Incision of cornea).