31.71 - Suture Of Laceration Of Trachea

The ICD 9 Code for Suture of laceration of trachea is listed as 31.71.
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:	31.71
Description:	Suture of laceration of trachea
Short Description:	Suture of tracheal lacer

Chapter:	Operations on the respiratory system
Subsection 1:	Other operations on larynx and trachea
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQ10ZZ - Repair Trachea, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQ13ZZ - Repair Trachea, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQ14ZZ - Repair Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQ17ZZ - Repair Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQ18ZZ - Repair Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 31.71:
31.72 - Closure of external fistula of trachea
31.73 - Closure of other fistula of trachea
31.74 - Revision of tracheostomy
31.75 - Reconstruction of trachea and construction of artificial larynx
31.79 - Other repair and plastic operations on trachea