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28.91 - Removal Of Foreign Body From Tonsil And Adenoid By Incision


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of foreign body from tonsil and adenoid by incision is listed as 28.91.
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: 28.91
Description: Removal of foreign body from tonsil and adenoid by incision
Short Description: Incis to remov tonsil FB
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: 0CCP0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Tonsils, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCP3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCQ0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Adenoids, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCQ3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: Combination:
0CCP0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Tonsils, Open Approach
OR
0CCP3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach
with
0CCQ0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Adenoids, Open Approach
OR
0CCQ3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 28.91:
28.92 - Excision of lesion of tonsil and adenoid
28.99 - Other operations on tonsils and adenoids