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86.02 - Injection Or Tattooing Of Skin Lesion Or Defect


The ICD 9 Code for Injection or tattooing of skin lesion or defect is listed as 86.02.
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: 86.02
Description: Injection or tattooing of skin lesion or defect
Short Description: Skin defect tattooing
Chapter: Operations on the integumentary system
Subsection 1: Operations on skin and subcutaneous tissue
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00X3Z - Introduction of Anti-inflammatory into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00X4Z - Introduction of Serum, Toxoid and Vaccine into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00XBZ - Introduction of Local Anesthetic into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00XKZ - Introduction of Other Diagnostic Substance into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00XMZ - Introduction of Pigment into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 86.02:
86.01 - Aspiration of skin and subcutaneous tissue
86.03 - Incision of pilonidal sinus or cyst
86.04 - Other incision with drainage of skin and subcutaneous tissue
86.05 - Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue
86.06 - Insertion of totally implantable infusion pump
86.07 - Insertion of totally implantable vascular access device [VAD]
86.09 - Other incision of skin and subcutaneous tissue