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18.79 - Other Plastic Repair Of External Ear


The ICD 9 Code for Other plastic repair of external ear is listed as 18.79.
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: 18.79
Description: Other plastic repair of external ear
Short Description: Plastic rep ext ear NEC
Chapter: Operations on the ear
Subsection 1: Operations on external ear
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q37ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR3XJZ - Replacement of Left Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR3XJ4 - Replacement of Left Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR3XJ3 - Replacement of Left Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR3X73 - Replacement of Left Ear Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR2XJZ - Replacement of Right Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR2XJ4 - Replacement of Right Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Partial Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR2XJ3 - Replacement of Right Ear Skin with Synthetic Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0HR2X73 - Replacement of Right Ear Skin with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Full Thickness, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q48ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q47ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q44ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q43ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q40ZZ - Repair Left External Auditory Canal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q38ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q00ZZ - Repair Right External Ear, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q34ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q33ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q30ZZ - Repair Right External Auditory Canal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q2XZZ - Repair Bilateral External Ear, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q24ZZ - Repair Bilateral External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q23ZZ - Repair Bilateral External Ear, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q20ZZ - Repair Bilateral External Ear, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q1XZZ - Repair Left External Ear, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q14ZZ - Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q13ZZ - Repair Left External Ear, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q10ZZ - Repair Left External Ear, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q0XZZ - Repair Right External Ear, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q04ZZ - Repair Right External Ear, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09Q03ZZ - Repair Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 18.79:
18.71 - Construction of auricle of ear
18.72 - Reattachment of amputated ear