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85.20 - Excision Or Destruction Of Breast Tissue, Not Otherwise Specified


The ICD 9 Code for Excision or destruction of breast tissue, not otherwise specified is listed as 85.20.
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: 85.20
Description: Excision or destruction of breast tissue, not otherwise specified
Short Description: Breast tissu destruc NOS
Chapter: Operations on the integumentary system
Subsection 1: Operations on the breast
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5T0ZZ - Destruction of Right Breast, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5T3ZZ - Destruction of Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5T7ZZ - Destruction of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5T8ZZ - Destruction of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5TXZZ - Destruction of Right Breast, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5U0ZZ - Destruction of Left Breast, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5U3ZZ - Destruction of Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5U7ZZ - Destruction of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5U8ZZ - Destruction of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5UXZZ - Destruction of Left Breast, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5V0ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Breast, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5V3ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Breast, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5V7ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5V8ZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0H5VXZZ - Destruction of Bilateral Breast, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 85.20:
85.21 - Local excision of lesion of breast
85.22 - Resection of quadrant of breast
85.23 - Subtotal mastectomy
85.24 - Excision of ectopic breast tissue
85.25 - Excision of nipple