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29.99 - Other Operations On Pharynx


The ICD 9 Code for Other operations on pharynx is listed as 29.99.
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: 29.99
Description: Other operations on pharynx
Short Description: Pharyngeal operation NEC
Chapter: Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1: Operations on pharynx
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09QN0ZZ - Repair Nasopharynx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09QN3ZZ - Repair Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09QN4ZZ - Repair Nasopharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09QN7ZZ - Repair Nasopharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 09QN8ZZ - Repair Nasopharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQM0ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQM3ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQM4ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQM7ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CQM8ZZ - Repair Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 29.99:
29.91 - Dilation of pharynx
29.92 - Division of glossopharyngeal nerve