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17.22 - Laparoscopic Bilateral Repair Of Indirect Inguinal Hernia With Graft Or Prosthesis


The ICD 9 Code for Laparoscopic bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis is listed as 17.22.
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: 17.22
Description: Laparoscopic bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
Short Description: Lap bi indir ing hrn-grf
Chapter: Other miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Other miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YUA47Z - Supplement Bilateral Inguinal Region with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YUA4JZ - Supplement Bilateral Inguinal Region with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0YUA4KZ - Supplement Bilateral Inguinal Region with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 17.22:
17.21 - Laparoscopic bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
17.23 - Laparoscopic bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect, with graft or prosthesis
17.24 - Laparoscopic bilateral repair of inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, not otherwise specified