42.39 - Other Destruction Of Lesion Or Tissue Of Esophagus

The ICD 9 Code for Other destruction of lesion or tissue of esophagus is listed as 42.39.
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:	42.39
Description:	Other destruction of lesion or tissue of esophagus
Short Description:	Destruct esophag les NEC

Chapter:	Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1:	Operations on esophagus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D550ZZ - Destruction of Esophagus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D553ZZ - Destruction of Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D557ZZ - Destruction of Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DB50ZZ - Excision of Esophagus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DB53ZZ - Excision of Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DB57ZZ - Excision of Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 42.39:
42.31 - Local excision of esophageal diverticulum
42.32 - Local excision of other lesion or tissue of esophagus
42.33 - Endoscopic excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of esophagus