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38.53 - Ligation And Stripping Of Varicose Veins, Upper Limb Vessels


The ICD 9 Code for Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, upper limb vessels is listed as 38.53.
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: 38.53
Description: Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, upper limb vessels
Short Description: Arm varicose v lig-strip
Chapter: Operations on the cardiovascular system
Subsection 1: Incision, excision, and occlusion of vessels
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DD3ZZ - Extraction of Right Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DY3ZZ - Extraction of Upper Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DY0ZZ - Extraction of Upper Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DH3ZZ - Extraction of Left Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DH0ZZ - Extraction of Left Hand Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DG3ZZ - Extraction of Right Hand Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DG0ZZ - Extraction of Right Hand Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DF3ZZ - Extraction of Left Cephalic Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DF0ZZ - Extraction of Left Cephalic Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05D90ZZ - Extraction of Right Brachial Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DD0ZZ - Extraction of Right Cephalic Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DC3ZZ - Extraction of Left Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DC0ZZ - Extraction of Left Basilic Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DB3ZZ - Extraction of Right Basilic Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DB0ZZ - Extraction of Right Basilic Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DA3ZZ - Extraction of Left Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05DA0ZZ - Extraction of Left Brachial Vein, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 05D93ZZ - Extraction of Right Brachial Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.53:
38.50 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, unspecified site
38.51 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, intracranial vessels
38.52 - Ligation and stripping of varicose veins, other vessels of head and neck
38.55 - 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