98.21 - Removal Of Superficial Foreign Body From Eye Without Incision

The ICD 9 Code for Removal of superficial foreign body from eye without incision is listed as 98.21.
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:	98.21
Description:	Removal of superficial foreign body from eye without incision
Short Description:	Removal superfic FB eye

Chapter:	Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1:	Nonoperative removal of foreign body or calculus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08C0XZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Eye, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08C1XZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Eye, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 98.21:
98.20 - Removal of foreign body, not otherwise specified
98.22 - Removal of other foreign body without incision from head and neck
98.23 - Removal of foreign body from vulva without incision
98.24 - Removal of foreign body from scrotum or penis without incision
98.25 - Removal of other foreign body without incision from trunk except scrotum, penis, or vulva
98.26 - Removal of foreign body from hand without incision
98.27 - Removal of foreign body without incision from upper limb, except hand
98.28 - Removal of foreign body from foot without incision
98.29 - Removal of foreign body without incision from lower limb, except foot