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Inpatient Procedure Code

08MQXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Reattachment of Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System8

Eye

3
Root OperationM

Reattachment

Putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location

4
Body PartQ

Lower Eyelid, Right

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 10 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

08MNXZZ — Reattachment of Right Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08MPXZZ — Reattachment of Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08MRXZZ — Reattachment of Left Lower Eyelid, External Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Eyelid procedures (Eye Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

08LY0CZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach, 08LY0DZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach, 08LY0ZZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct, Open Approach, 08LY3CZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 08LY3DZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach, 08LY3ZZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct, Percutaneous Approach, 08LY7DZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 08LY7ZZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, 08LY8DZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct with Intraluminal Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 08LY8ZZ — Occlusion of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 08NN0ZZ — Release Right Upper Eyelid, Open Approach, 08NN3ZZ — Release Right Upper Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach, 08NNXZZ — Release Right Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08NP0ZZ — Release Left Upper Eyelid, Open Approach, 08NP3ZZ — Release Left Upper Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach, 08NPXZZ — Release Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08NQ0ZZ — Release Right Lower Eyelid, Open Approach, 08NQ3ZZ — Release Right Lower Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach, 08NQXZZ — Release Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach, 08NR0ZZ — Release Left Lower Eyelid, Open Approach, +430 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 08MQXZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 08MQXZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (10)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EYP002 — Eyelid procedures[CCSR category]: “Eyelid procedures — Eye Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (23792)

  • MDC 02 — Diseases and Disorders of the Eye[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Eye — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 09 — Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A18.50 — Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of eye, unspecified — grouped in MDC 02, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.51 — Tuberculous episcleritis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous episcleritis — grouped in MDC 02, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.52 — Tuberculous keratitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous keratitis — grouped in MDC 02, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.53 — Tuberculous chorioretinitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous chorioretinitis — grouped in MDC 02, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.54 — Tuberculous iridocyclitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous iridocyclitis — grouped in MDC 02, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 23787 more

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources