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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

08U8XKZSupplement Right Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach

✓ Valid for 2027O.R. procedureNon-covered (Medicare)

Short description: Supplement Right Cornea with Nonaut Sub, Extern 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 08U8XKZ

08U8XKZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a supplement procedure on the right cornea using an external approach with nonautologous tissue substitute. In ICD-10-PCS, supplement means putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part.

In plain terms, this corresponds to other lamellar keratoplasty and other penetrating keratoplasty, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (11.62 and 11.64).

For a different body part, codes include 08U9XKZ (left cornea), 08UNXKZ (right upper eyelid), 08UPXKZ (left upper eyelid), 08UQXKZ (right lower eyelid) and 08URXKZ (left lower eyelid).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded 08U80KZ (open) and 08U83KZ (percutaneous).

With a different device, use 08U8X7Z (autologous tissue substitute) and 08U8XJZ (synthetic substitute).

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
USupplement

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part

The biological material is non-living, or is living and from the same individual. The body part may have been previously replaced, and the Supplement procedure is performed to physically reinforce and/or augment the function of the replaced body part

Includes: Herniorrhaphy using mesh, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement

4. Body Part
8Cornea, Right
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
KNonautologous Tissue Substitute

Includes: Acellular Hydrated Dermis; Bone bank bone graft; Cook Biodesign(R) Fistula Plug(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Hernia Graft(s); Cook Biodesign(R) Layered Graft(s); Cook Zenapro(tm) Layered Graft(s); Fish skin; Kerecis(R) (GraftGuide) (MariGen) (SurgiBind) (SurgiClose); MIRODERM(tm) Biologic Wound Matrix; Piscine skin; Tissue bank graft

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 · Intraocular Procedures

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 11.62Other lamellar keratoplastyapproximate
  • 11.64Other penetrating keratoplastyapproximate

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

Code history

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  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 08U8XKZ

Is 08U8XKZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. 08U8XKZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is 08U8XKZ an O.R. procedure?

Yes. 08U8XKZ is an O.R. procedure in MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does 08U8XKZ group to?

Depending on the principal diagnosis, 08U8XKZ 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 08U8XKZ?

The CMS GEMs map 08U8XKZ to ICD-9-CM 11.62 (Other lamellar keratoplasty) and 11.64 (Other penetrating keratoplasty).