08N8XZZBillable procedure code
Release Right Cornea, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Eye·Table 08N·FY 2027
Release Right Cornea, External Approach corresponds to ICD-10-PCS code 08N8XZZ, found in table 08N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). It applies to the Eye body system. Its root operation is Release. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Release: root operation
Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force
Some of the restraining tissue may be taken out but none of the body part is taken out
Includes: Adhesiolysis, carpal tunnel release
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