28.11 - Biopsy Of Tonsils And Adenoids

The ICD 9 Code for Biopsy of tonsils and adenoids is listed as 28.11.
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:	28.11
Description:	Biopsy of tonsils and adenoids
Short Description:	Tonsil&adenoid biopsy

Chapter:	Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1:	Operations on tonsils and adenoids
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9P3ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBQXZX - Excision of Adenoids, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBQ3ZX - Excision of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBQ0ZX - Excision of Adenoids, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBPXZX - Excision of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBP3ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0CBP0ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9QXZX - Drainage of Adenoids, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9Q3ZX - Drainage of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9Q0ZX - Drainage of Adenoids, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9PXZX - Drainage of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0C9P0ZX - Drainage of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	Combination: 0CBP0ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Open Approach, Diagnostic OR 0CBP3ZX - Excision of Tonsils, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic OR 0CBPXZX - Excision of Tonsils, External Approach, Diagnostic with 0CBQ0ZX - Excision of Adenoids, Open Approach, Diagnostic OR 0CBQ3ZX - Excision of Adenoids, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic OR 0CBQXZX - Excision of Adenoids, External Approach, Diagnostic
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 28.11:
28.19 - Other diagnostic procedures on tonsils and adenoids