31.72 - Closure Of External Fistula Of Trachea

The ICD 9 Code for Closure of external fistula of trachea is listed as 31.72.
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:	31.72
Description:	Closure of external fistula of trachea
Short Description:	Closure of tracheostomy

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:	0HQ4XZZ - Repair Neck Skin, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	Combination: 0BQ10ZZ - Repair Trachea, Open Approach OR 0BQ13ZZ - Repair Trachea, Percutaneous Approach OR 0BQ14ZZ - Repair Trachea, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach OR 0BQ17ZZ - Repair Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening OR 0BQ18ZZ - Repair Trachea, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic with 0HQ4XZZ - Repair Neck Skin, External Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 31.72:
31.71 - Suture of laceration 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