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ICD 10 Code 08P171Z

Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
“Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Eye, Via Opening” for short

08P171Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Removal of Radioactive Element from Left Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Removal involves:
Taking out or off a device from a body part. If a device is taken out and a similar device put in without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, the procedure is coded to the root operation CHANGE. Otherwise, the procedure for taking out a device is coded to the root operation REMOVAL

Via Natural or Artificial Opening approach involves:
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

Removal includes:

  • Drainage tube removal, cardiac pacemaker removal

Eye, Left body part includes:

  • Ciliary body
  • Posterior chamber

Radioactive Element device includes:

  • Brachytherapy seeds
  • CivaSheet(R)
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 02 Diseases & Disorders of the Eye
    Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit
    • DRG 115 - EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT
  • MDC 99 Other
    Non-extensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis
    • DRG 987 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC
    • DRG 988 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC
    • DRG 989 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 08P171Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 8 Eye
3: Root Operation P Removal
4: Body Part 1 Eye, Left
5: Approach 7 Via Natural or Artificial Opening
6: Device 1 Radioactive Element
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.