81.99 - Other Operations On Joint Structures

The ICD 9 Code for Other operations on joint structures is listed as 81.99.
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:	81.99
Description:	Other operations on joint structures
Short Description:	Joint structure op NEC

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:	0ST50ZZ - Resection of Sacrococcygeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0ST60ZZ - Resection of Coccygeal Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0ST70ZZ - Resection of Right Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0ST80ZZ - Resection of Left Sacroiliac Joint, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 81.99:
81.91 - Arthrocentesis
81.92 - Injection of therapeutic substance into joint or ligament
81.93 - Suture of capsule or ligament of upper extremity
81.94 - Suture of capsule or ligament of ankle and foot
81.95 - Suture of capsule or ligament of other lower extremity
81.96 - Other repair of joint
81.97 - Revision of joint replacement of upper extremity
81.98 - Other diagnostic procedures on joint structures