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08.33 - Repair Of Blepharoptosis By Resection Or Advancement Of Levator Muscle Or Aponeurosis


The ICD 9 Code for Repair of blepharoptosis by resection or advancement of levator muscle or aponeurosis is listed as 08.33.
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: 08.33
Description: Repair of blepharoptosis by resection or advancement of levator muscle or aponeurosis
Short Description: Ptosis rep-levat mus adv
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on eyelids
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0KS10ZZ - Reposition Facial Muscle, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0KS14ZZ - Reposition Facial Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 08.33:
08.31 - Repair of blepharoptosis by frontalis muscle technique with suture
08.32 - Repair of blepharoptosis by frontalis muscle technique with fascial sling
08.34 - Repair of blepharoptosis by other levator muscle techniques
08.35 - Repair of blepharoptosis by tarsal technique
08.36 - Repair of blepharoptosis by other techniques
08.37 - Reduction of overcorrection of ptosis
08.38 - Correction of lid retraction