08H1X1ZBillable procedure code

Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Eye, External Approach

Medical and Surgical·Eye·Table 08H·FY 2027

08H1X1Z is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Insertion of Radioactive Element into Left Eye, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 08H, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Eye body system. Its root operation is Insertion. The approach used is External.

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What the code means

Insertion: root operation

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Includes: Insertion of radioactive implant, insertion of central venous catheter

External: approach

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