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06.12 - Open Biopsy Of Thyroid Gland


The ICD 9 Code for Open biopsy of thyroid gland is listed as 06.12.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 06.12
Description: Open biopsy of thyroid gland
Short Description: Open thyroid gland bx
Chapter: Operations on the endocrine system
Subsection 1: Operations on thyroid and parathyroid glands
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0G9K0ZX - Drainage of Thyroid Gland, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 06.12:
06.11 - Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of thyroid gland
06.13 - Biopsy of parathyroid gland
06.19 - Other diagnostic procedures on thyroid and parathyroid glands