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12.29 - Other Diagnostic Procedures On Iris, Ciliary Body, Sclera, And Anterior Chamber


The ICD 9 Code for Other diagnostic procedures on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber is listed as 12.29.
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: 12.29
Description: Other diagnostic procedures on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber
Short Description: Ant segment dx proc NEC
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0896XZX - Drainage of Right Sclera, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0897XZX - Drainage of Left Sclera, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08B6XZX - Excision of Right Sclera, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08B7XZX - Excision of Left Sclera, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 12.29:
12.21 - Diagnostic aspiration of anterior chamber of eye
12.22 - Biopsy of iris