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12.88 - Other Scleral Reinforcement


The ICD 9 Code for Other scleral reinforcement is listed as 12.88.
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: 12.88
Description: Other scleral reinforcement
Short Description: Sclera reinforcement NEC
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 12.88:
12.81 - Suture of laceration of sclera
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
12.89 - Other operations on sclera