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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08P170ZRemoval of Drainage Device from Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Removal of Drainage Device from Left Eye, Via Opening

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 08P170Z

08P170Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left eye using a via natural or artificial opening approach with drainage device. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (97.39).

For a different body part, codes include 08P070Z (right eye).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 08P100Z (open), 08P130Z (percutaneous), 08P180Z (via natural or artificial opening endoscopic) and 08P1X0Z (external).

With a different device, use 08P171Z (radioactive element), 08P173Z (infusion device), 08P177Z (autologous tissue substitute), 08P17CZ (extraluminal device), 08P17DZ (intraluminal device), 08P17JZ (synthetic substitute) and 2 more.

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

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
PRemoval

Taking out or off a device from a body part

If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Includes: Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

4. Body Part
1Eye, Left

Includes: Ciliary body; Posterior chamber

5. Approach
7Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

6. Device
0Drainage Device

Includes: Cystostomy tube; Foley catheter; Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter; Thoracostomy tube

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 97.39Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neckapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about 08P170Z

Is 08P170Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08P170Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08P170Z?

The CMS GEMs map 08P170Z to ICD-9-CM 97.39 (Removal of other therapeutic device from head and neck).