 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 85.21
- Local excision of lesion of breast
- (lump-EK-toe-mee) Surgery to remove the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it.
- The removal of a cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor. Usually some of the lymph nodes under the arm are also taken out. Also called segmental mastectomy.
- 85.21 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 85.21 contains 11 index entries
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 85.* hierarchy
85.21 also known as:- Lumpectomy
- Removal of area of fibrosis from breast
85.21 excludes:
Index entries containing 85.21:- Excision
- breast -- see also Mastectomy 85.41
- wedge
 85.21
- cyst -- see also Excision, lesion, by site
- breast 85.21
- fibroadenoma, breast 85.21
- hamartoma, mammary 85.21
- intraductal papilloma 85.21
- lesion (local)
- breast (segmental) (wedge) 85.21
- mammary duct 85.21
- skin 86.3
- breast 85.21
- subcutaneous tissue 86.3
- breast 85.21
Lumpectomy- breast 85.21
Tylectomy (breast) (partial) 85.21
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