Replacement of Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach
Medical and Surgical·Eye·Table 08R·FY 2027
08R9XKZ is the ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Replacement of Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach. It belongs to PCS table 08R, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical). The procedure targets the Eye body system. Its root operation is Replacement. The approach used is External.
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What the code means
Replacement: root operation
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part
The body part may have been taken out or replaced, or may be taken out, physically eradicated, or rendered nonfunctional during the Replacement procedure. A Removal procedure is coded for taking out the device used in a previous replacement procedure
Includes: Total hip replacement, bone graft, free skin graft
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
Nearby codes in table 08R
Diagnosis codes mentioning “replacement”
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- Z96.693 Finger-joint replacement, bilateral
- Z47.1 Aftercare following joint replacement surgery
- T82.320 Displacement of aortic (bifurcation) graft (replacement)
- T82.330 Leakage of aortic (bifurcation) graft (replacement)