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48.71 - Suture Of Laceration Of Rectum


The ICD 9 Code for Suture of laceration of rectum is listed as 48.71.
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: 48.71
Description: Suture of laceration of rectum
Short Description: Suture of rectal lacer
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: 0DQP0ZZ - Repair Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DQP3ZZ - Repair Rectum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DQP4ZZ - Repair Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DQP7ZZ - Repair Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DQP8ZZ - Repair Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.71:
48.72 - Closure of proctostomy
48.73 - Closure of other rectal fistula
48.74 - Rectorectostomy
48.75 - Abdominal proctopexy
48.76 - Other proctopexy
48.79 - Other repair of rectum