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29.54 - Lysis Of Pharyngeal Adhesions


The ICD 9 Code for Lysis of pharyngeal adhesions is listed as 29.54.
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: 29.54
Description: Lysis of pharyngeal adhesions
Short Description: Lysis pharyngeal adhes
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on pharynx
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09NN0ZZ - Release Nasopharynx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09NN3ZZ - Release Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09NN4ZZ - Release Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09NN7ZZ - Release Nasopharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09NN8ZZ - Release Nasopharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CNM0ZZ - Release Pharynx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CNM3ZZ - Release Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CNM4ZZ - Release Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CNM7ZZ - Release Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CNM8ZZ - Release Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 29.54:
29.51 - Suture of laceration of pharynx
29.52 - Closure of branchial cleft fistula
29.53 - Closure of other fistula of pharynx
29.59 - Other repair of pharynx