78.23 - Limb Shortening Procedures, Radius And Ulna
The ICD 9 Code for
Limb shortening procedures, radius and ulna is listed as
78.23. 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: |
78.23 |
| Description: |
Limb shortening procedures, radius and ulna |
| Short Description: |
Limb shorten-radius/ulna |
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| Chapter: |
Operations on the musculoskeletal system |
| Subsection 1: |
Other operations on bones, except facial bones |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBH0ZZ - Excision of Right Radius, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBH3ZZ - Excision of Right Radius, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBH4ZZ - Excision of Right Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBJ0ZZ - Excision of Left Radius, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBJ3ZZ - Excision of Left Radius, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBJ4ZZ - Excision of Left Radius, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBK0ZZ - Excision of Right Ulna, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBK3ZZ - Excision of Right Ulna, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBK4ZZ - Excision of Right Ulna, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBL0ZZ - Excision of Left Ulna, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBL3ZZ - Excision of Left Ulna, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBL4ZZ - Excision of Left Ulna, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.23: |
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| 78.20 - Limb shortening procedures, unspecified site |
| 78.22 - Limb shortening procedures, humerus |
| 78.24 - Limb shortening procedures, carpals and metacarpals |
| 78.25 - Limb shortening procedures, femur |
| 78.27 - Limb shortening procedures, tibia and fibula |
| 78.28 - Limb shortening procedures, tarsals and metatarsals |
| 78.29 - Limb shortening procedures, other bones |
