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16.72 - Removal Of Orbital Implant


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of orbital implant is listed as 16.72.
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: 16.72
Description: Removal of orbital implant
Short Description: Remove orbital implant
Chapter: Operations on the eye
Subsection 1: Operations on orbit and eyeball
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NPW0JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Facial Bone, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NPW3JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NPW4JZ - Removal of Synthetic Substitute from Facial Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 16.72:
16.71 - Removal of ocular implant