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51.71 - Simple Suture Of Common Bile Duct


The ICD 9 Code for Simple suture of common bile duct is listed as 51.71.
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: 51.71
Description: Simple suture of common bile duct
Short Description: Simple sut-common duct
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Operations on gallbladder and biliary tract
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FQ90ZZ - Repair Common Bile Duct, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FQ93ZZ - Repair Common Bile Duct, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FQ94ZZ - Repair Common Bile Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FQ97ZZ - Repair Common Bile Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FQ98ZZ - Repair Common Bile Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 51.71:
51.72 - Choledochoplasty
51.79 - Repair of other bile ducts