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21.62 - Fracture Of The Turbinates


The ICD 9 Code for Fracture of the turbinates is listed as 21.62.
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: 21.62
Description: Fracture of the turbinates
Short Description: Turbinate fracture
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on nose
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 098L0ZZ - Division of Nasal Turbinate, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 098L3ZZ - Division of Nasal Turbinate, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 098L4ZZ - Division of Nasal Turbinate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 098L7ZZ - Division of Nasal Turbinate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 098L8ZZ - Division of Nasal Turbinate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09SL0ZZ - Reposition Nasal Turbinate, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09SL4ZZ - Reposition Nasal Turbinate, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09SL7ZZ - Reposition Nasal Turbinate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09SL8ZZ - Reposition Nasal Turbinate, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 21.62:
21.61 - Turbinectomy by diathermy or cryosurgery
21.69 - Other turbinectomy