78.27 - Limb Shortening Procedures, Tibia And Fibula
The ICD 9 Code for
Limb shortening procedures, tibia and fibula is listed as
78.27. 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: |
78.27 |
| Description: |
Limb shortening procedures, tibia and fibula |
| Short Description: |
Limb shorten-tib/fibula |
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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: |
0QBG0ZZ - Excision of Right Tibia, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBG3ZZ - Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBG4ZZ - Excision of Right Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBH0ZZ - Excision of Left Tibia, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBH3ZZ - Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBH4ZZ - Excision of Left Tibia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBJ0ZZ - Excision of Right Fibula, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBJ3ZZ - Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBJ4ZZ - Excision of Right Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBK0ZZ - Excision of Left Fibula, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBK3ZZ - Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QBK4ZZ - Excision of Left Fibula, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.27: |
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| 78.20 - Limb shortening procedures, unspecified site |
| 78.22 - Limb shortening procedures, humerus |
| 78.23 - Limb shortening procedures, radius and ulna |
| 78.24 - Limb shortening procedures, carpals and metacarpals |
| 78.25 - Limb shortening procedures, femur |
| 78.28 - Limb shortening procedures, tarsals and metatarsals |
| 78.29 - Limb shortening procedures, other bones |
