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96.54 - Dental Scaling, Polishing, And Debridement


The ICD 9 Code for Dental scaling, polishing, and debridement is listed as 96.54.
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: 96.54
Description: Dental scaling, polishing, and debridement
Short Description: Dental scaling & debride
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Nonoperative intubation and irrigation
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCWXZ0 - Extirpation of Matter from Upper Tooth, Single, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCWXZ1 - Extirpation of Matter from Upper Tooth, Multiple, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCWXZ2 - Extirpation of Matter from Upper Tooth, All, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCXXZ0 - Extirpation of Matter from Lower Tooth, Single, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCXXZ1 - Extirpation of Matter from Lower Tooth, Multiple, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0CCXXZ2 - Extirpation of Matter from Lower Tooth, All, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 96.54:
96.51 - Irrigation of eye
96.52 - Irrigation of ear
96.53 - Irrigation of nasal passages
96.55 - Tracheostomy toilette
96.56 - Other lavage of bronchus and trachea
96.57 - Irrigation of vascular catheter
96.58 - Irrigation of wound catheter
96.59 - Other irrigation of wound