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16.22 - Diagnostic Aspiration Of Orbit


The ICD 9 Code for Diagnostic aspiration of orbit is listed as 16.22.
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: 16.22
Description: Diagnostic aspiration of orbit
Short Description: Diagnostic asp of orbit
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on orbit and eyeball
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0N9P3ZX - Drainage of Right Orbit, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0N9Q3ZX - Drainage of Left Orbit, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.22:
16.21 - Ophthalmoscopy
16.23 - Biopsy of eyeball and orbit
16.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on orbit and eyeball