08N7XZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Left Sclera, External Approach
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.
| Position | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section0 | Medical and Surgical |
| 2 | Body System8 | Eye |
| 3 | Root OperationN | Release Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force |
| 4 | Body Part7 | Sclera, Left |
| 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 7 MS-DRGs:
- MDC 02 — Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit: DRG 115
- MDC 21 — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries: DRG 907, DRG 908, DRG 909
- MDC 24 — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma: DRG 957, DRG 958, DRG 959
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.
08N0XZZ — Release Right Eye, External Approach, 08N1XZZ — Release Left Eye, External Approach, 08N6XZZ — Release Right Sclera, External Approach, 08N8XZZ — Release Right Cornea, External Approach, 08N9XZZ — Release Left Cornea, External Approach, 08NNXZZ — Release Right Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08NPXZZ — Release Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach, 08NQXZZ — Release Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach, +3 more
Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Eye 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.
08H18YZ — Insertion of Other Device into Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, 08H1X3Z — Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Eye, External Approach, 08J0XZZ — Inspection of Right Eye, External Approach, 08J1XZZ — Inspection of Left Eye, External Approach, 08JJXZZ — Inspection of Right Lens, External Approach, 08JKXZZ — Inspection of Left Lens, External Approach, 08JL0ZZ — Inspection of Right Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach, 08JLXZZ — Inspection of Right Extraocular Muscle, External Approach, 08JM0ZZ — Inspection of Left Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach, 08JMXZZ — Inspection of Left Extraocular Muscle, External Approach, 08P000Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P003Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P007Z — Removal of Autologous Tissue Substitute from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P00CZ — Removal of Extraluminal Device from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P00DZ — Removal of Intraluminal Device from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P00JZ — Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P00KZ — Removal of Nonautologous Tissue Substitute from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P00YZ — Removal of Other Device from Right Eye, Open Approach, 08P030Z — Removal of Drainage Device from Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach, 08P033Z — Removal of Infusion Device from Right Eye, Percutaneous Approach, +657 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 08N7XZZ 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 08N7XZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check
PCS table
- 08N[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Eye — Body System: Eye[Body System]: “Eye”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- Release — Operation: Release[Operation]: “Release”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
MS-DRG participation
- DRG 115 — EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT[MS-DRG]: “EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT — Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit (MDC 02)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 907 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 908 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 909 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries (MDC 21)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 957 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma (MDC 24)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 958 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma (MDC 24)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- DRG 959 — OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma (MDC 24)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- EYP001 — Eye procedures[CCSR category]: “Eye procedures — Eye Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1
MDC crossing · diagnoses (18348)
- 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 21 — Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs[MDC crossing]: “Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs — 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 18343 more
Nearest codes
- 08N0XZZ — Release Right Eye, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08N1XZZ — Release Left Eye, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08N6XZZ — Release Right Sclera, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08N8XZZ — Release Right Cornea, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08N9XZZ — Release Left Cornea, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08NNXZZ — Release Right Upper Eyelid, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08NPXZZ — Release Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
- 08NQXZZ — Release Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
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