ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
08NF3ZZRelease Left Retina, 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 08NF3ZZ
08NF3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left retina using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, release means freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force.
In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamber, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (14.9).
For a different body part, codes include 08N23ZZ (right anterior chamber), 08N33ZZ (left anterior chamber), 08N43ZZ (right vitreous), 08N53ZZ (left vitreous), 08NA3ZZ (right choroid), 08NB3ZZ (left choroid) and 17 more.
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 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) and DRG 957 (Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC), under the surgical categories “Intraocular Procedures”, “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
- NRelease
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
- 4. Body Part
- FRetina, Left
Includes: Fovea; Macula; Optic disc
- 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
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 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 →- 14.9Other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamberapproximate
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 08NF3ZZ
Is 08NF3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. 08NF3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is 08NF3ZZ an O.R. procedure?
- Yes. 08NF3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.
What DRG does 08NF3ZZ group to?
- Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08NF3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 116, MS-DRG 117, MS-DRG 907, MS-DRG 908, MS-DRG 909 and MS-DRG 957.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08NF3ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map 08NF3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 14.9 (Other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamber).