11.39 - Other Excision Of Pterygium
The ICD 9 Code for Other excision of pterygium is listed as 11.39.
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: | 11.39 |
| Description: | Other excision of pterygium |
| Short Description: | Pterygium excision NEC |
| Chapter: | Operations on the eye |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on cornea |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08BSXZZ - Excision of Right Conjunctiva, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08BTXZZ - Excision of Left Conjunctiva, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 11.39: | |
| 11.31 - Transposition of pterygium | |
| 11.32 - Excision of pterygium with corneal graft | |