21.06 - Control Of Epistaxis By Ligation Of The External Carotid Artery
The ICD 9 Code for
Control of epistaxis by ligation of the external carotid artery is listed as
21.06. 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: |
21.06 |
| Description: |
Control of epistaxis by ligation of the external carotid artery |
| Short Description: |
Ext carot art lig-epist |
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| Chapter: |
Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx |
| Subsection 1: |
Operations on nose |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM0CZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM0ZZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM3CZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM3ZZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM4CZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LM4ZZ - Occlusion of Right External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN0CZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN0ZZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN3CZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN3ZZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN4CZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery with Extraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
03LN4ZZ - Occlusion of Left External Carotid Artery, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 21.06: |
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| 21.00 - Control of epistaxis, not otherwise specified |
| 21.01 - Control of epistaxis by anterior nasal packing |
| 21.02 - Control of epistaxis by posterior (and anterior) packing |
| 21.03 - Control of epistaxis by cauterization (and packing) |
| 21.04 - Control of epistaxis by ligation of ethmoidal arteries |
| 21.05 - Control of epistaxis by (transantral) ligation of the maxillary artery |
| 21.07 - Control of epistaxis by excision of nasal mucosa and skin grafting of septum and lateral nasal wall |
| 21.09 - Control of epistaxis by other means |
