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80.72 - Synovectomy, Elbow


The ICD 9 Code for Synovectomy, elbow is listed as 80.72.
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: 80.72
Description: Synovectomy, elbow
Short Description: Elbow synovectomy
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Incision and excision of joint structures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBL0ZZ - Excision of Right Elbow Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBL3ZZ - Excision of Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBL4ZZ - Excision of Right Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBM0ZZ - Excision of Left Elbow Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBM3ZZ - Excision of Left Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RBM4ZZ - Excision of Left Elbow Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 80.72:
80.70 - Synovectomy, unspecified site
80.71 - Synovectomy, shoulder
80.73 - Synovectomy, wrist
80.74 - Synovectomy, hand and finger
80.75 - Synovectomy, hip
80.76 - Synovectomy, knee
80.77 - Synovectomy, ankle
80.78 - Synovectomy, foot and toe
80.79 - Synovectomy, other specified sites