• Version 2025
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2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 08BPXZZ

Excision of Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
08BPXZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Excision of Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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08BPXZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of excision of left upper eyelid, external approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. Procedure code explanation: the qualifier diagnostic is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

08BPXZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the eye body system, classified under excision operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is upper eyelid, left.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 8 Eye
3 Operation B Excision

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy
4 BodyPart P Upper Eyelid, Left Includes:
  • Lateral canthus
  • Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
  • Orbicularis oculi muscle
  • Superior tarsal plate
5 Approach X External

Involves:
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

6 Device Z No Device

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Eyelid procedures

CCSR Code: EYP002

Clinical Domain: Eye Procedures EYP contains 2 categories that include procedures performed on the eye and the eyelid.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Below are the ICD-9=PCS code(s) that most closely match this ICD-10-PCS code, based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). This ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS crosswalk tool is helpful for coders who need to reference legacy diagnosis codes for audits, historical claims, or approximate code comparisons.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 820

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 822

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 823

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

ICD-9-PCS Code

Code: 824

Approximate Flag: This is an approximate match. The ICD-9-PCS code reflects a close but not exact equivalent of the ICD-10-PCS procedure.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Excision Upper Eyelid, Left

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.