11.72 - Keratophakia

The ICD 9 Code for Keratophakia is listed as 11.72.
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:	11.72
Description:	Keratophakia
Short Description:	Keratophakia

Chapter:	Operations on the eye
Subsection 1:	Operations on cornea
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U80KZ - Supplement Right Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U83KZ - Supplement Right Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U8XKZ - Supplement Right Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U90KZ - Supplement Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U93KZ - Supplement Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	08U9XKZ - Supplement Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 11.72:
11.71 - Keratomileusis
11.73 - Keratoprosthesis
11.74 - Thermokeratoplasty
11.75 - Radial keratotomy
11.76 - Epikeratophakia
11.79 - Other reconstructive and refractive surgery on cornea