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56.79 - Other Anastomosis Or Bypass Of Ureter


The ICD 9 Code for Other anastomosis or bypass of ureter is listed as 56.79.
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: 56.79
Description: Other anastomosis or bypass of ureter
Short Description: Ureteral anastomosis NEC
Chapter: Operations on the urinary system
Subsection 1: Operations on ureter
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ60ZZ - Repair Right Ureter, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ63ZZ - Repair Right Ureter, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ64ZZ - Repair Right Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ67ZZ - Repair Right Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ68ZZ - Repair Right Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ70ZZ - Repair Left Ureter, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ73ZZ - Repair Left Ureter, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ74ZZ - Repair Left Ureter, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ77ZZ - Repair Left Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TQ78ZZ - Repair Left Ureter, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 56.79:
56.71 - Urinary diversion to intestine
56.72 - Revision of ureterointestinal anastomosis
56.73 - Nephrocystanastomosis, not otherwise specified
56.74 - Ureteroneocystostomy
56.75 - Transureteroureterostomy