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81.72 - Arthroplasty Of Metacarpophalangeal And Interphalangeal Joint Without Implant


The ICD 9 Code for Arthroplasty of metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint without implant is listed as 81.72.
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: 81.72
Description: Arthroplasty of metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint without implant
Short Description: Arthroplasty metacar w/o
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Repair and plastic operations on joint structures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQU0ZZ - Repair Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQU3ZZ - Repair Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQU4ZZ - Repair Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQUXZZ - Repair Right Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQV0ZZ - Repair Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQV3ZZ - Repair Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQV4ZZ - Repair Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQVXZZ - Repair Left Metacarpophalangeal Joint, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQW0ZZ - Repair Right Finger Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQW3ZZ - Repair Right Finger Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQW4ZZ - Repair Right Finger Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQX0ZZ - Repair Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQX3ZZ - Repair Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0RQX4ZZ - Repair Left Finger Phalangeal Joint, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 81.72:
81.71 - Arthroplasty of metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint with implant
81.73 - Total wrist replacement
81.74 - Arthroplasty of carpocarpal or carpometacarpal joint with implant
81.75 - Arthroplasty of carpocarpal or carpometacarpal joint without implant
81.79 - Other repair of hand, fingers, and wrist