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08.21 - Excision Of Chalazion


The ICD 9 Code for Excision of chalazion is listed as 08.21.
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: 08.21
Description: Excision of chalazion
Short Description: Chalazion excision
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on eyelids
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BN0ZZ - Excision of Right Upper Eyelid, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BN3ZZ - Excision of Right Upper Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BNXZZ - Excision of Right Upper Eyelid, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BP0ZZ - Excision of Left Upper Eyelid, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BP3ZZ - Excision of Left Upper Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BPXZZ - Excision of Left Upper Eyelid, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BQ0ZZ - Excision of Right Lower Eyelid, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BQ3ZZ - Excision of Right Lower Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BQXZZ - Excision of Right Lower Eyelid, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BR0ZZ - Excision of Left Lower Eyelid, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BR3ZZ - Excision of Left Lower Eyelid, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BRXZZ - Excision of Left Lower Eyelid, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 08.21:
08.20 - Removal of lesion of eyelid, not otherwise specified
08.22 - Excision of other minor lesion of eyelid
08.23 - Excision of major lesion of eyelid, partial-thickness
08.24 - Excision of major lesion of eyelid, full-thickness
08.25 - Destruction of lesion of eyelid