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16.61 - Secondary Insertion Of Ocular Implant


The ICD 9 Code for Secondary insertion of ocular implant is listed as 16.61.
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: 16.61
Description: Secondary insertion of ocular implant
Short Description: 2ndry ocular imp insert
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on orbit and eyeball
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08R00JZ - Replacement of Right Eye with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 08R10JZ - Replacement of Left Eye with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.61:
16.62 - Revision and reinsertion of ocular implant
16.63 - Revision of enucleation socket with graft
16.64 - Other revision of enucleation socket
16.65 - Secondary graft to exenteration cavity
16.66 - Other revision of exenteration cavity
16.69 - Other secondary procedures after removal of eyeball