ICD-10-PCS Code For Eye Right: Procedure Code Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) code group 0820 includes procedures performed to change devices in the right eye. These ICD-10-PCS codes are used for inpatient documentation when a device on the right eye is removed and an identical or similar device is placed back in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-PCS 0820 group is essential for proper inpatient reimbursement, as it captures the procedure performed and determines appropriate case mix and payment.

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Eye, Right Change Procedure Overview

This procedure group includes inpatient codes for changing a device in or on the right eye without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane. The procedures target the eye body system and involve removing and replacing an identical or similar device on the right eye. Accurate coding captures the specific change procedure performed and supports proper inpatient reimbursement and case mix assignment.

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
8	Body System	Eye
2	Operation	Change
0	Body Part	Eye, Right

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Eye, Right Change Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

Character	ICD-10-PCS Category	Code Group Details
0	Section	Medical and Surgical
8	Body System	Eye
2	Operation	Change
0	Body Part	Eye, Right

When to Use

Use codes from this group when documentation indicates a device was taken off the right eye and an identical or similar device was put back in or on the right eye without cutting or puncturing skin or mucous membrane. Select the specific code that matches the right eye and the change operation as documented in the operative record.

ICD-10-PCS Codes

2 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0820X0Z	Change Drainage Device in Right Eye, External Approach
0820XYZ	Change Other Device in Right Eye, External Approach

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly nursing-home resident with a failing external ocular drainage lens (e.g., therapeutic scleral contact used to manage ocular surface disease) presents with increasing pain and cloudy discharge; inpatient admission is required because of frailty and need for monitored sedation for device change. A clinician removes the external drainage device from the right eye and replaces it with an identical therapeutic drainage device without incision or puncture. Typical codes: 0820X0Z
A middle-aged patient admitted electively for planned exchange of a right-eye external prosthetic device (external ocular reservoir/dressing) that was placed after prior surgery; the exchange is performed in a controlled inpatient setting due to comorbidities requiring overnight observation. The procedure involves removing the existing external device from the right eye and placing a similar external device in its place without cutting or puncturing mucosa or skin. Typical codes: 0820XYZ, 0820X0Z
A patient with an infected or malfunctioning external drainage device on the right eye develops worsening local infection and is brought to the hospital urgently for device removal and immediate replacement to restore drainage and control infection while avoiding operative penetration. The inpatient team removes the contaminated external device from the right eye and replaces it with an identical external drainage device at the bedside under sterile conditions. Typical codes: 0820X0Z, 0820XYZ

Related Codes

0821-LEFT-EYE-CHANGE

ICD-10-PCS Code for Eye, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

2 rows

ICD-10-PCS Code	Description
0820X0Z	Change Drainage Device in Right Eye, External Approach
0820XYZ	Change Other Device in Right Eye, External Approach

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly nursing-home resident with a failing external ocular drainage lens (e.g., therapeutic scleral contact used to manage ocular surface disease) presents with increasing pain and cloudy discharge; inpatient admission is required because of frailty and need for monitored sedation for device change. A clinician removes the external drainage device from the right eye and replaces it with an identical therapeutic drainage device without incision or puncture. Typical codes: 0820X0Z
A middle-aged patient admitted electively for planned exchange of a right-eye external prosthetic device (external ocular reservoir/dressing) that was placed after prior surgery; the exchange is performed in a controlled inpatient setting due to comorbidities requiring overnight observation. The procedure involves removing the existing external device from the right eye and placing a similar external device in its place without cutting or puncturing mucosa or skin. Typical codes: 0820XYZ, 0820X0Z
A patient with an infected or malfunctioning external drainage device on the right eye develops worsening local infection and is brought to the hospital urgently for device removal and immediate replacement to restore drainage and control infection while avoiding operative penetration. The inpatient team removes the contaminated external device from the right eye and replaces it with an identical external drainage device at the bedside under sterile conditions. Typical codes: 0820X0Z, 0820XYZ

Related Codes

0821-LEFT-EYE-CHANGE

ICD-10-PCS Code for Eye, Left: Procedure Code Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Eye, Right Change Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

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Eye, Right Change Procedure Overview

Code Attributes

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0820?

What body system and operation does the 0820 code group represent?

How should coders document procedures to use an 0820 code?

Why is accurate coding within ICD-10-PCS 0820 important for inpatient settings?

What are the code attributes for the 0820 group?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-PCS Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

Which procedures are included in ICD-10-PCS code group 0820?

What body system and operation does the 0820 code group represent?

How should coders document procedures to use an 0820 code?

Why is accurate coding within ICD-10-PCS 0820 important for inpatient settings?

What are the code attributes for the 0820 group?

References