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16.71 - Removal Of Ocular Implant


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of ocular implant is listed as 16.71.
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: 16.71
Description: Removal of ocular implant
Short Description: Remove ocular implant
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on orbit and eyeball
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08P003Z - Removal of Infusion Device from Right Eye, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08P00JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Right Eye, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08P103Z - Removal of Infusion Device from Left Eye, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08P10JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Left Eye, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.71:
16.72 - Removal of orbital implant