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12.22 - Biopsy Of Iris


The ICD 9 Code for Biopsy of iris is listed as 12.22.
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: 12.22
Description: Biopsy of iris
Short Description: Iris biopsy
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 089C3ZX - Drainage of Right Iris, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 089D3ZX - Drainage of Left Iris, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BC3ZX - Excision of Right Iris, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BD3ZX - Excision of Left Iris, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 12.22:
12.21 - Diagnostic aspiration of anterior chamber of eye
12.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber