04.43 - Release Of Carpal Tunnel
The ICD 9 Code for Release of carpal tunnel is listed as 04.43.
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: | 04.43 |
| Description: | Release of carpal tunnel |
| Short Description: | Carpal tunnel release |
| Chapter: | Operations on the nervous system |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on spinal cord and spinal canal structures |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 01N50ZZ - Release Median Nerve, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 01N53ZZ - Release Median Nerve, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 01N54ZZ - Release Median Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 04.43: | |
| 04.41 - Decompression of trigeminal nerve root | |
| 04.42 - Other cranial nerve decompression | |
| 04.44 - Release of tarsal tunnel | |
| 04.49 - Other peripheral nerve or ganglion decompression or lysis of adhesions | |