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77.96 - Total Ostectomy, Patella


The ICD 9 Code for Total ostectomy, patella is listed as 77.96.
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: 77.96
Description: Total ostectomy, patella
Short Description: Total patellectomy
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Incision, excision, and division of other bones
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QTD0ZZ - Resection of Right Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QTF0ZZ - Resection of Left Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 77.96:
77.90 - Total ostectomy, unspecified site
77.91 - Total ostectomy, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]
77.92 - Total ostectomy, humerus
77.93 - Total ostectomy, radius and ulna
77.94 - Total ostectomy, carpals and metacarpals
77.95 - Total ostectomy, femur
77.97 - Total ostectomy, tibia and fibula
77.98 - Total ostectomy, tarsals and metatarsals
77.99 - Total ostectomy, other bones