48.0 - Proctotomy

The ICD 9 Code for Proctotomy is listed as 48.0.
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:	48.0
Description:	Proctotomy
Short Description:	Proctotomy

Chapter:	Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1:	Operations on rectum, rectosigmoid and perirectal tissue
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D9P0ZZ - Drainage of Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D9P3ZZ - Drainage of Rectum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D9P4ZZ - Drainage of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D9P7ZZ - Drainage of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D9P8ZZ - Drainage of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DCP0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DCP3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Rectum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0DCP4ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)