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16.49 - Other Enucleation Of Eyeball


The ICD 9 Code for Other enucleation of eyeball is listed as 16.49.
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: 16.49
Description: Other enucleation of eyeball
Short Description: Eyeball enucleation NEC
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on orbit and eyeball
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08T0XZZ - Resection of Right Eye, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08T1XZZ - Resection of Left Eye, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.49:
16.41 - Enucleation of eyeball with synchronous implant into Tenon's capsule with attachment of muscles
16.42 - Enucleation of eyeball with other synchronous implant