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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08NTXZZRelease Left Conjunctiva, 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 08NTXZZ

08NTXZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a release procedure on the left conjunctiva using an external 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 lysis of adhesions of conjunctiva and eyelid, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (10.5).

For a different body part, codes include 08N0XZZ (right eye), 08N1XZZ (left eye), 08N6XZZ (right sclera), 08N7XZZ (left sclera), 08N8XZZ (right cornea), 08N9XZZ (left cornea) and 5 more.

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
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
TConjunctiva, Left

Includes: Plica semilunaris

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 →
  • 10.5Lysis of adhesions of conjunctiva and eyelidapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 08NTXZZ

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

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

Is 08NTXZZ an O.R. procedure?

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

What DRG does 08NTXZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08NTXZZ can group to MS-DRG 115.

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

The CMS GEMs map 08NTXZZ to ICD-9-CM 10.5 (Lysis of adhesions of conjunctiva and eyelid).