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44.62 - Closure Of Gastrostomy


The ICD 9 Code for Closure of gastrostomy is listed as 44.62.
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: 44.62
Description: Closure of gastrostomy
Short Description: Gastrostomy closure
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Other operations on stomach
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WQFXZ2 - Repair Abdominal Wall, Stoma, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WQFXZZ - Repair Abdominal Wall, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: Combination:
0DQ60ZZ - Repair Stomach, Open Approach
OR
0DQ63ZZ - Repair Stomach, Percutaneous Approach
OR
0DQ64ZZ - Repair Stomach, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
OR
0DQ67ZZ - Repair Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
0DQ68ZZ - Repair Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
with
0WQFXZ2 - Repair Abdominal Wall, Stoma, External Approach
OR
0WQFXZZ - Repair Abdominal Wall, External Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 44.62:
44.61 - Suture of laceration of stomach
44.63 - Closure of other gastric fistula
44.64 - Gastropexy
44.65 - Esophagogastroplasty
44.66 - Other procedures for creation of esophagogastric sphincteric competence
44.67 - Laparoscopic procedures for creation of esophagogastric sphincteric competence
44.68 - Laparoscopic gastroplasty
44.69 - Other repair of stomach