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08QW0ZZ

08QW0ZZ: Repair Left Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Repair Left Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach

How 08QW0ZZ is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical: What family of procedure this is
  2. 8Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. QRoot operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. WBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 08QW0ZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two, usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 08QQXZZRepair Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach
  • 08QR0ZZRepair Left Lower Eyelid, Open Approach
  • 08QR3ZZRepair Left Lower Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach
  • 08QRXZZRepair Left Lower Eyelid, External Approach
  • 08QSXZZRepair Right Conjunctiva, External Approach
  • 08QTXZZRepair Left Conjunctiva, External Approach
  • 08QV0ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach
  • 08QV3ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Gland, Percutaneous Approach
  • 08QW0ZZRepair Left Lacrimal Gland, Open Approach
  • 08QW3ZZRepair Left Lacrimal Gland, Percutaneous Approach
  • 08QX0ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Duct, Open Approach
  • 08QX3ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Duct, Percutaneous Approach
  • 08QX7ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 08QX8ZZRepair Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 08QY0ZZRepair Left Lacrimal Duct, Open Approach
  • 08QY3ZZRepair Left Lacrimal Duct, Percutaneous Approach
  • 08QY7ZZRepair Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
ICD-10-PCSFY2027