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27.21 - Biopsy Of Bony Palate


The ICD 9 Code for Biopsy of bony palate is listed as 27.21.
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: 27.21
Description: Biopsy of bony palate
Short Description: Bony palate biopsy
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Other operations on mouth and face
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0C920ZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0C923ZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0C92XZX - Drainage of Hard Palate, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CB20ZX - Excision of Hard Palate, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CB23ZX - Excision of Hard Palate, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CB2XZX - Excision of Hard Palate, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 27.21:
27.22 - Biopsy of uvula and soft palate
27.23 - Biopsy of lip
27.24 - Biopsy of mouth, unspecified structure
27.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on oral cavity