29.31 - Cricopharyngeal Myotomy
The ICD 9 Code for Cricopharyngeal myotomy is listed as 29.31.
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: | 29.31 |
| Description: | Cricopharyngeal myotomy |
| Short Description: | Cricopharyngeal myotomy |
| Chapter: | Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on pharynx |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0K840ZZ - Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0K843ZZ - Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0K844ZZ - Division of Tongue, Palate, Pharynx Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 29.31: | |
| 29.32 - Pharyngeal diverticulectomy | |
| 29.33 - Pharyngectomy (partial) | |
| 29.39 - Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of pharynx | |