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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08P181ZRemoval of Radioactive Element from Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedure

Short description: Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Eye, Endo

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 08P181Z

08P181Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a removal procedure on the left eye using a via natural or artificial opening endoscopic approach with radioactive element. In ICD-10-PCS, removal means taking out or off a device from a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other operations on eyeball, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (16.99).

For a different body part, codes include 08P081Z (right eye).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 08P101Z (open), 08P131Z (percutaneous), 08P171Z (via natural or artificial opening) and 08P1X1Z (external).

With a different device, use 08P180Z (drainage device), 08P183Z (infusion device), 08P187Z (autologous tissue substitute), 08P18CZ (extraluminal device), 08P18DZ (intraluminal device), 08P18JZ (synthetic substitute) and 2 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
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
8Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic

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

6. Device
1Radioactive Element

Includes: Brachytherapy seeds; CivaSheet(R)

7. Qualifier
ZNo Qualifier

Other versions of this procedure

Different body part

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 →
  • 16.99Other operations on eyeballapproximate

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 08P181Z

Is 08P181Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08P181Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08P181Z an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08P181Z is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08P181Z group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08P181Z can group to MS-DRG 115.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08P181Z?

The CMS GEMs map 08P181Z to ICD-9-CM 16.99 (Other operations on eyeball).