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42.81 - Insertion Of Permanent Tube Into Esophagus


The ICD 9 Code for Insertion of permanent tube into esophagus is listed as 42.81.
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: 42.81
Description: Insertion of permanent tube into esophagus
Short Description: Insert perm tube esophag
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Operations on esophagus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH50DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Esophagus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH50UZ - Insertion of Feeding Device into Esophagus, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH53DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH53UZ - Insertion of Feeding Device into Esophagus, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH54DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH54UZ - Insertion of Feeding Device into Esophagus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH57DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH57UZ - Insertion of Feeding Device into Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH58DZ - Insertion of Intraluminal Device into Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DH58UZ - Insertion of Feeding Device into Esophagus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 42.81:
42.82 - Suture of laceration of esophagus
42.83 - Closure of esophagostomy
42.84 - Repair of esophageal fistula, not elsewhere classified
42.85 - Repair of esophageal stricture
42.86 - Production of subcutaneous tunnel without esophageal anastomosis
42.87 - Other graft of esophagus
42.89 - Other repair of esophagus