16.21 - Ophthalmoscopy
The ICD 9 Code for Ophthalmoscopy is listed as 16.21.
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: | 16.21 |
| Description: | Ophthalmoscopy |
| Short Description: | Ophthalmoscopy |
| Chapter: | Operations on the eye |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on orbit and eyeball |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08J0XZZ - Inspection of Right Eye, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 08J1XZZ - Inspection of Left Eye, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.21: | |
| 16.22 - Diagnostic aspiration of orbit | |
| 16.23 - Biopsy of eyeball and orbit | |
| 16.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on orbit and eyeball | |