2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 89.8 Autopsy Autopsy is a postmortem examination of the body that includes an examination of the internal organs and structures after dissection to determine the cause of death and the nature of pathological changes. Postmortem examination of the body. 89.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 89.8 contains 4 index entries View the full Volume 3 89.* hierarchy Index entries containing 89.8: Autopsy 89.8 Examination (for) postmortem 89.8 Necropsy 89.8 Postmortem examination 89.8