13.42 - Mechanical Phacofragmentation And Aspiration Of Cataract By Posterior Route
The ICD 9 Code for Mechanical phacofragmentation and aspiration of cataract by posterior route is listed as 13.42.
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: | 13.42 |
| Description: | Mechanical phacofragmentation and aspiration of cataract by posterior route |
| Short Description: | Post catarac frag/aspir |
| Chapter: | Operations on the eye |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on lens |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08DJ3ZZ - Extraction of Right Lens, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08DK3ZZ - Extraction of Left Lens, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 13.42: | |
| 13.41 - Phacoemulsification and aspiration of cataract | |
| 13.43 - Mechanical phacofragmentation and other aspiration of cataract | |