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11.91 - Tattooing Of Cornea


The ICD 9 Code for Tattooing of cornea is listed as 11.91.
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: 11.91
Description: Tattooing of cornea
Short Description: Corneal tattooing
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on cornea
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0C3MZ - Introduction of Pigment into Eye, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0C7MZ - Introduction of Pigment into Eye, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0CXMZ - Introduction of Pigment into Eye, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 11.91:
11.92 - Removal of artificial implant from cornea
11.99 - Other operations on cornea