22.51 - Ethmoidotomy

The ICD 9 Code for Ethmoidotomy is listed as 22.51.
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:	22.51
Description:	Ethmoidotomy
Short Description:	Ethmoidotomy

Chapter:	Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1:	Operations on nasal sinuses
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CU0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Ethmoid Sinus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CU3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Ethmoid Sinus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CU4ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Right Ethmoid Sinus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CV0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Ethmoid Sinus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CV3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Ethmoid Sinus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	09CV4ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Left Ethmoid Sinus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 22.51:
22.50 - Sinusotomy, not otherwise specified
22.52 - Sphenoidotomy
22.53 - Incision of multiple nasal sinuses