ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  8 = Eye

Root Operation:
  B = Excision

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

08BW - Lacrimal Gland, Left

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • No Device
    • 08BW0ZX - Excision of Left Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic
    • 08BW0ZZ - Excision of Left Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

  • No Device
    • 08BW3ZX - Excision of Left Lacrimal Gland, Perc Approach, Diagn
    • 08BW3ZZ - Excision of Left Lacrimal Gland, Percutaneous Approach