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21.22 - Biopsy Of Nose


The ICD 9 Code for Biopsy of nose is listed as 21.22.
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: 21.22
Description: Biopsy of nose
Short Description: Nasal biopsy
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on nose
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 099K0ZX - Drainage of Nose, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 099K3ZX - Drainage of Nose, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 099K4ZX - Drainage of Nose, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 099KXZX - Drainage of Nose, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BK0ZX - Excision of Nose, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BK3ZX - Excision of Nose, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BK4ZX - Excision of Nose, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BKXZX - Excision of Nose, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 21.22:
21.21 - Rhinoscopy
21.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on nose