08NX7ZZBillable procedure code
Release Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Medical and Surgical·Eye·Table 08N·FY 2027
In ICD-10-PCS, code 08NX7ZZ describes Release Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. This procedure is listed in table 08N, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). Its root operation is Release. The approach used is Via Natural or Artificial Opening.
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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
Via Natural or Artificial Opening: approach
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure