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21.07 - Control Of Epistaxis By Excision Of Nasal Mucosa And Skin Grafting Of Septum And Lateral Nasal Wall


The ICD 9 Code for Control of epistaxis by excision of nasal mucosa and skin grafting of septum and lateral nasal wall is listed as 21.07.
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: 21.07
Description: Control of epistaxis by excision of nasal mucosa and skin grafting of septum and lateral nasal wall
Short Description: Nasal sept grft-epistax
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on nose
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09RK07Z - Replacement of Nose with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 21.07:
21.00 - Control of epistaxis, not otherwise specified
21.01 - Control of epistaxis by anterior nasal packing
21.02 - Control of epistaxis by posterior (and anterior) packing
21.03 - Control of epistaxis by cauterization (and packing)
21.04 - Control of epistaxis by ligation of ethmoidal arteries
21.05 - Control of epistaxis by (transantral) ligation of the maxillary artery
21.06 - Control of epistaxis by ligation of the external carotid artery
21.09 - Control of epistaxis by other means