79.63 - Debridement Of Open Fracture Site, Carpals And Metacarpals
The ICD 9 Code for
Debridement of open fracture site, carpals and metacarpals is listed as
79.63. 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: |
79.63 |
| Description: |
Debridement of open fracture site, carpals and metacarpals |
| Short Description: |
Debrid opn fx-metac/car |
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| Chapter: |
Operations on the musculoskeletal system |
| Subsection 1: |
Reduction of fracture and dislocation |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBM0ZZ - Excision of Right Carpal, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBN0ZZ - Excision of Left Carpal, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBP0ZZ - Excision of Right Metacarpal, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PBQ0ZZ - Excision of Left Metacarpal, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 79.63: |
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| 79.60 - Debridement of open fracture, unspecified site |
| 79.61 - Debridement of open fracture site, humerus |
| 79.62 - Debridement of open fracture site, radius and ulna |
| 79.64 - Debridement of open fracture site, phalanges of hand |
| 79.65 - Debridement of open fracture site, femur |
| 79.66 - Debridement of open fracture site, tibia and fibula |
| 79.67 - Debridement of open fracture site, tarsals and metatarsals |
| 79.68 - Debridement of open fracture site, phalanges of foot |
| 79.69 - Debridement of open fracture site, other specified bone |
