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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08QF3ZZRepair Left Retina, Percutaneous 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 08QF3ZZ

08QF3ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a repair procedure on the left retina using a percutaneous approach. In ICD-10-PCS, repair means restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other repair of retinal tear and other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamber, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (14.39 and 14.9).

For a different body part, codes include 08Q23ZZ (right anterior chamber), 08Q33ZZ (left anterior chamber), 08Q43ZZ (right vitreous), 08Q53ZZ (left vitreous), 08QA3ZZ (right choroid), 08QB3ZZ (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 628 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler), DRG 629 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures with CC), DRG 630 (Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC) and DRG 907 (Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries with MCC), under the surgical categories “Intraocular Procedures”, “Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures”, “Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries” and 1 more.

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
QRepair

Restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Used only when the method to accomplish the repair is not one of the other root operations

Includes: Colostomy takedown, suture of laceration

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

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 14.39Other repair of retinal tearapproximate
  • 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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  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 08QF3ZZ

Is 08QF3ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08QF3ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08QF3ZZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08QF3ZZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08QF3ZZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08QF3ZZ can group to MS-DRG 116, MS-DRG 117, MS-DRG 628, MS-DRG 629, MS-DRG 630 and MS-DRG 907.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for 08QF3ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map 08QF3ZZ to ICD-9-CM 14.39 (Other repair of retinal tear) and 14.9 (Other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamber).