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15.22 - Shortening Procedure On One Extraocular Muscle


The ICD 9 Code for Shortening procedure on one extraocular muscle is listed as 15.22.
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: 15.22
Description: Shortening procedure on one extraocular muscle
Short Description: Shorten 1 extraoc musc
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on extraocular muscles
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BL0ZZ - Excision of Right Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BL3ZZ - Excision of Right Extraocular Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BM0ZZ - Excision of Left Extraocular Muscle, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08BM3ZZ - Excision of Left Extraocular Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 15.22:
15.21 - Lengthening procedure on one extraocular muscle
15.29 - Other operations on one extraocular muscle