55.02 - Nephrostomy

The ICD 9 Code for Nephrostomy is listed as 55.02.
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:	55.02
Description:	Nephrostomy
Short Description:	Nephrostomy

Chapter:	Operations on the urinary system
Subsection 1:	Operations on kidney
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9000Z - Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9070Z - Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9080Z - Drainage of Right Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9100Z - Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9170Z - Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0T9180Z - Drainage of Left Kidney with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 55.02:
55.01 - Nephrotomy
55.03 - Percutaneous nephrostomy without fragmentation
55.04 - Percutaneous nephrostomy with fragmentation