 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 16.5
- Exenteration of orbital contents
- The surgical removal of the contents of the orbit. This includes the eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. It should be differentiated from EYE EVISCERATION which removes the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.
- 16.5 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure
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