18.01 - Piercing Of Ear Lobe
The ICD 9 Code for Piercing of ear lobe is listed as 18.01.
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: | 18.01 |
| Description: | Piercing of ear lobe |
| Short Description: | Piercing of ear lobe |
| Chapter: | Operations on the ear |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on external ear |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 8E0HXY9 - Piercing of Integumentary System and Breast (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 18.01: | |
| 18.02 - Incision of external auditory canal | |
| 18.09 - Other incision of external ear | |