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09.42 - Probing Of Lacrimal Canaliculi


The ICD 9 Code for Probing of lacrimal canaliculi is listed as 09.42.
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: 09.42
Description: Probing of lacrimal canaliculi
Short Description: Lac canaliculi probe
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on lacrimal system
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087X0ZZ - Dilation of Right Lacrimal Duct, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087X3ZZ - Dilation of Right Lacrimal Duct, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087X7ZZ - Dilation of Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087X8ZZ - Dilation of Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087Y0ZZ - Dilation of Left Lacrimal Duct, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087Y3ZZ - Dilation of Left Lacrimal Duct, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087Y7ZZ - Dilation of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 087Y8ZZ - Dilation of Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08CX7ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08CX8ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08CY7ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08CY8ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Lacrimal Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 09.42:
09.41 - Probing of lacrimal punctum
09.43 - Probing of nasolacrimal duct
09.44 - Intubation of nasolacrimal duct
09.49 - Other manipulation of lacrimal passage