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25.02 - Open Biopsy Of Tongue


The ICD 9 Code for Open biopsy of tongue is listed as 25.02.
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: 25.02
Description: Open biopsy of tongue
Short Description: Open biopsy of tongue
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on tongue
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0C970ZX - Drainage of Tongue, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CB70ZX - Excision of Tongue, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 25.02:
25.01 - Closed [needle] biopsy of tongue
25.09 - Other diagnostic procedures on tongue