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11.51 - Suture Of Corneal Laceration


The ICD 9 Code for Suture of corneal laceration is listed as 11.51.
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: 11.51
Description: Suture of corneal laceration
Short Description: Suture cornea laceration
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on cornea
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08Q8XZZ - Repair Right Cornea, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08Q9XZZ - Repair Left Cornea, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 11.51:
11.52 - Repair of postoperative wound dehiscence of cornea
11.53 - Repair of corneal laceration or wound with conjunctival flap
11.59 - Other repair of cornea