02.95 - Removal Of Skull Tongs Or Halo Traction Device

The ICD 9 Code for Removal of skull tongs or halo traction device is listed as 02.95.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	02.95
Description:	Removal of skull tongs or halo traction device
Short Description:	Remove skull tongs

Chapter:	Operations on the nervous system
Subsection 1:	Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0NP035Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Skull, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0NP045Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0NP0X5Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Skull, External Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 02.95:
02.91 - Lysis of cortical adhesions
02.92 - Repair of brain
02.93 - Implantation or replacement of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s)
02.94 - Insertion or replacement of skull tongs or halo traction device
02.96 - Insertion of sphenoidal electrodes
02.99 - Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges