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25.51 - Suture Of Laceration Of Tongue


The ICD 9 Code for Suture of laceration of tongue is listed as 25.51.
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: 25.51
Description: Suture of laceration of tongue
Short Description: Suture of tongue lacerat
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on tongue
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQ7XZZ - Repair Tongue, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 25.51:
25.59 - Other repair and plastic operations on tongue