45.24 - Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
The ICD 9 Code for Flexible sigmoidoscopy is listed as 45.24.
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: | 45.24 |
| Description: | Flexible sigmoidoscopy |
| Short Description: | Flexible sigmoidoscopy |
| Chapter: | Operations on the digestive system |
| Subsection 1: | Incision, excision, and anastomosis of intestine |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0DJD8ZZ - Inspection of Lower Intestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 45.24: | |
| 45.21 - Transabdominal endoscopy of large intestine | |
| 45.22 - Endoscopy of large intestine through artificial stoma | |
| 45.23 - Colonoscopy | |
| 45.25 - Closed [endoscopic] biopsy of large intestine | |
| 45.26 - Open biopsy of large intestine | |
| 45.27 - Intestinal biopsy, site unspecified | |
| 45.28 - Other diagnostic procedures on large intestine | |
| 45.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on intestine, site unspecified | |