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59.00 - Retroperitoneal Dissection, Not Otherwise Specified


The ICD 9 Code for Retroperitoneal dissection, not otherwise specified is listed as 59.00.
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: 59.00
Description: Retroperitoneal dissection, not otherwise specified
Short Description: Retroperit dissect NOS
Chapter: Operations on the urinary system
Subsection 1: Other operations on urinary tract
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WBH0ZZ - Excision of Retroperitoneum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WBH3ZZ - Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WBH4ZZ - Excision of Retroperitoneum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 59.00:
59.02 - Other lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions
59.03 - Laparoscopic lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions
59.09 - Other incision of perirenal or periureteral tissue