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28.19 - Other Diagnostic Procedures On Tonsils And Adenoids


The ICD 9 Code for Other diagnostic procedures on tonsils and adenoids is listed as 28.19.
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: 28.19
Description: Other diagnostic procedures on tonsils and adenoids
Short Description: Tonsil&adenoid dx op NEC
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on tonsils and adenoids
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJY0ZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJY3ZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJY4ZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJY7ZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJY8ZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CJYXZZ - Inspection of Mouth and Throat, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 28.19:
28.11 - Biopsy of tonsils and adenoids