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14.73 - Mechanical Vitrectomy By Anterior Approach


The ICD 9 Code for Mechanical vitrectomy by anterior approach is listed as 14.73.
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: 14.73
Description: Mechanical vitrectomy by anterior approach
Short Description: Anterior mechan vitrect
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on retina, choroid, vitreous, and posterior chamber
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08B43ZZ - Excision of Right Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08B53ZZ - Excision of Left Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08T43ZZ - Resection of Right Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08T53ZZ - Resection of Left Vitreous, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 14.73:
14.71 - Removal of vitreous, anterior approach
14.72 - Other removal of vitreous
14.74 - Other mechanical vitrectomy
14.75 - Injection of vitreous substitute
14.79 - Other operations on vitreous