48.25 - Open Biopsy Of Rectum
The ICD 9 Code for Open biopsy of rectum is listed as 48.25.
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: | 48.25 |
| Description: | Open biopsy of rectum |
| Short Description: | Open rectal biopsy |
| 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: | 0D9P0ZX - Drainage of Rectum, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0DBP0ZX - Excision of Rectum, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.25: | |
| 48.21 - Transabdominal proctosigmoidoscopy | |
| 48.22 - Proctosigmoidoscopy through artificial stoma | |
| 48.23 - Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy | |
| 48.24 - Closed [endoscopic] biopsy of rectum | |
| 48.26 - Biopsy of perirectal tissue | |
| 48.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on rectum, rectosigmoid and perirectal tissue | |