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78.13 - Application Of External Fixator Device, Radius And Ulna


The ICD 9 Code for Application of external fixator device, radius and ulna is listed as 78.13.
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: 78.13
Description: Application of external fixator device, radius and ulna
Short Description: Appl ext fix-radius/ulna
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Other operations on bones, except facial bones
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHH05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Radius, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHH35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Radius, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHH45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHJ05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Radius, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHJ35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Radius, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHJ45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHK05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ulna, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHK35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHK45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Ulna, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHL05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ulna, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHL35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ulna, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PHL45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Ulna, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.13:
78.10 - Application of external fixator device, unspecified site
78.11 - Application of external fixator device, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]
78.12 - Application of external fixator device, humerus
78.14 - Application of external fixator device, carpals and metacarpals
78.15 - Application of external fixator device, femur
78.16 - Application of external fixator device, patella
78.17 - Application of external fixator device, tibia and fibula
78.18 - Application of external fixator device, tarsals and metatarsals
78.19 - Application of external fixator device, other bones