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02.03 - Formation Of Cranial Bone Flap


The ICD 9 Code for Formation of cranial bone flap is listed as 02.03.
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: 02.03
Description: Formation of cranial bone flap
Short Description: Skull flap formation
Chapter: Operations on the nervous system
Subsection 1: Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR007Z - Replacement of Skull with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR00KZ - Replacement of Skull with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR037Z - Replacement of Skull with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR03KZ - Replacement of Skull with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR047Z - Replacement of Skull with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0NR04KZ - Replacement of Skull with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 02.03:
02.01 - Opening of cranial suture
02.02 - Elevation of skull fracture fragments
02.04 - Bone graft to skull
02.05 - Insertion of skull plate
02.06 - Other cranial osteoplasty
02.07 - Removal of skull plate