53.81 - Plication Of The Diaphragm

The ICD 9 Code for Plication of the diaphragm is listed as 53.81.
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:	53.81
Description:	Plication of the diaphragm
Short Description:	Diaphragmatic plication

Chapter:	Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1:	Repair of hernia
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQR0ZZ - Repair Right Diaphragm, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQR3ZZ - Repair Right Diaphragm, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQR4ZZ - Repair Right Diaphragm, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQS0ZZ - Repair Left Diaphragm, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQS3ZZ - Repair Left Diaphragm, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0BQS4ZZ - Repair Left Diaphragm, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 53.81:
53.80 - Repair of diaphragmatic hernia with thoracic approach, not otherwise specified
53.82 - Repair of parasternal hernia
53.83 - Laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia, with thoracic approach
53.84 - Other and open repair of diaphragmatic hernia, with thoracic approach