 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 16.59
- Other exenteration of orbit
- 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.
- 16.59 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 16.59 contains 6 index entries
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16.59 also known as:- Evisceration of orbit NOS
- Exenteration of orbit with temporalis muscle transplant
Index entries containing 16.59:- Evisceration
- orbit -- see also Exenteration, orbit
 16.59
Excision- orbital contents -- see also Exenteration, orbit 16.59
Exenteration- orbit 16.59
- with
- removal of adjacent structures 16.51
- temporalis muscle transplant 16.59
- therapeutic removal of bone 16.52
Graft, grafting- temporalis muscle to orbit 16.63
- with exenteration of orbit 16.59
Transplant, transplantation- muscle 83.77
- temporalis 83.77
- with orbital exenteration 16.59
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