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21.5 - Submucous Resection Of Nasal Septum


The ICD 9 Code for Submucous resection of nasal septum is listed as 21.5.
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: 21.5
Description: Submucous resection of nasal septum
Short Description: Submuc nasal sept resect
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on nose
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BM0ZZ - Excision of Nasal Septum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BM3ZZ - Excision of Nasal Septum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09BM4ZZ - Excision of Nasal Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09TM0ZZ - Resection of Nasal Septum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09TM4ZZ - Resection of Nasal Septum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)