20.23 - Incision Of Middle Ear
The ICD 9 Code for Incision of middle ear is listed as 20.23.
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: | 20.23 |
| Description: | Incision of middle ear |
| Short Description: | Middle ear incision |
| Chapter: | Operations on the ear |
| Subsection 1: | Other operations on middle and inner ear |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 09C50ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Middle Ear, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 09C60ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Middle Ear, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 09N50ZZ - Release Right Middle Ear, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 09N60ZZ - Release Left Middle Ear, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 20.23: | |
| 20.21 - Incision of mastoid | |
| 20.22 - Incision of petrous pyramid air cells | |