48.31 - Radical Electrocoagulation Of Rectal Lesion Or Tissue

The ICD 9 Code for Radical electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue is listed as 48.31.
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:	48.31
Description:	Radical electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue
Short Description:	Rad electrocoag-rect les

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:	0D5P0ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D5P3ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D5P4ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D5P7ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0D5P8ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.31:
48.32 - Other electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue
48.33 - Destruction of rectal lesion or tissue by laser
48.34 - Destruction of rectal lesion or tissue by cryosurgery
48.35 - Local excision of rectal lesion or tissue
48.36 - [Endoscopic] polypectomy of rectum