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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 27.31

Local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of bony palate
  • 27.31 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 27.31 contains 10 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 27.* hierarchy

27.31 also known as:

  • Local excision or destruction of palate by:
    • cautery
    • chemotherapy
    • cryotherapy

27.31 excludes:

  • biopsy of bony palate (27.21)

Index entries containing 27.31:

Cauterization -- see also Destruction, lesion, by site
  • palate (bony) 27.31
    Chemocauterization -- see also Destruction, lesion, by site
    • palate 27.31
      Chemotherapy - see also Immunotherapy
      • palate (bony) 27.31
        Cryotherapy -- see also Destruction, lesion, by site
        • palate (bony) 27.31
          Destruction
          • lesion (local)
            • palate (bony) (local) 27.31
          Excision
          • cyst -- see also Excision, lesion, by site
            • nasopalatine 27.31
          • lesion (local)
            • palate (bony) 27.31
          • nasopalatine cyst 27.31
          • torus
            • palate, palatinus 27.31
          Resection -- see also Excision, by site
          • palate (bony) (local) 27.31