38.50 - Ligation And Stripping Of Varicose Veins, Unspecified Site
The ICD 9 Code for
Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, unspecified site is listed as
38.50. 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: |
38.50 |
| Description: |
Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, unspecified site |
| Short Description: |
Varicose v lig-strip NOS |
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| Chapter: |
Operations on the cardiovascular system |
| Subsection 1: |
Incision, excision, and occlusion of vessels |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
05DY0ZZ - Extraction of Upper Vein, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
05DY3ZZ - Extraction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
06DY0ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
06DY3ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
06DY4ZZ - Extraction of Lower Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.50: |
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| 38.51 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, intracranial vessels |
| 38.52 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other vessels of head and neck |
| 38.53 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, upper limb vessels |
| 38.55 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other thoracic vessels |
| 38.57 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, abdominal veins |
| 38.59 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, lower limb veins |
