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18.31 - Radical Excision Of Lesion Of External Ear


The ICD 9 Code for Radical excision of lesion of external ear is listed as 18.31.
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: 18.31
Description: Radical excision of lesion of external ear
Short Description: Rad excis ext ear les
Chapter: Operations on the ear
Subsection 1: Operations on external ear
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T00ZZ - Resection of Right External Ear, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T04ZZ - Resection of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T0XZZ - Resection of Right External Ear, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T10ZZ - Resection of Left External Ear, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T14ZZ - Resection of Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09T1XZZ - Resection of Left External Ear, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 18.31:
18.39 - Other excision of external ear