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38.59 - Ligation And Stripping Of Varicose Veins, Lower Limb Veins


The ICD 9 Code for Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, lower limb veins is listed as 38.59.
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: 38.59
Description: Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, lower limb veins
Short Description: Leg varicos v liga-strip
Chapter: Operations on the cardiovascular system
Subsection 1: Incision, excision, and occlusion of vessels
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DR3ZZ - Extraction of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DY4ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DY3ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DY0ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DV4ZZ - Extraction of Left Foot Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DV3ZZ - Extraction of Left Foot Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DV0ZZ - Extraction of Left Foot Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DT4ZZ - Extraction of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DT3ZZ - Extraction of Right Foot Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DT0ZZ - Extraction of Right Foot Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DS4ZZ - Extraction of Left Lesser Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DS3ZZ - Extraction of Left Lesser Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DS0ZZ - Extraction of Left Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DR4ZZ - Extraction of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DM0ZZ - Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DR0ZZ - Extraction of Right Lesser Saphenous Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DQ4ZZ - Extraction of Left Greater Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DQ3ZZ - Extraction of Left Greater Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DQ0ZZ - Extraction of Left Greater Saphenous Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DP4ZZ - Extraction of Right Greater Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DP3ZZ - Extraction of Right Greater Saphenous Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DP0ZZ - Extraction of Right Greater Saphenous Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DN4ZZ - Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DN3ZZ - Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DN0ZZ - Extraction of Left Femoral Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DM4ZZ - Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 06DM3ZZ - Extraction of Right Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.59:
38.50 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, unspecified site
38.51 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, intracranial vessels
38.52 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other vessels of head and neck
38.53 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, upper limb vessels
38.55 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other thoracic vessels
38.57 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, abdominal veins