12.81 - Suture Of Laceration Of Sclera
The ICD 9 Code for Suture of laceration of sclera is listed as 12.81.
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: | 12.81 |
| Description: | Suture of laceration of sclera |
| Short Description: | Suture scleral lacer |
| 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: | 08Q6XZZ - Repair Right Sclera, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08Q7XZZ - Repair Left Sclera, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 12.81: | |
| 12.82 - Repair of scleral fistula | |
| 12.83 - Revision of operative wound of anterior segment, not elsewhere classified | |
| 12.84 - Excision or destruction of lesion of sclera | |
| 12.85 - Repair of scleral staphyloma with graft | |
| 12.86 - Other repair of scleral staphyloma | |
| 12.87 - Scleral reinforcement with graft | |
| 12.88 - Other scleral reinforcement | |
| 12.89 - Other operations on sclera | |