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Inpatient Procedure Code

08NSXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Right Conjunctiva, 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 OperationN

Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

4
Body PartS

Conjunctiva, 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 1 MS-DRG:

  • MDC 02 — Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit: DRG 115

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.

08N7XZZ — Release Left 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, 08NRXZZ — Release Left Lower Eyelid, External Approach, 08NTXZZ — Release Left Conjunctiva, 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 08NSXZZ 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 08NSXZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation

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 (3193)

  • 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
  • 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 3188 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