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45.23 - Colonoscopy


The ICD 9 Code for Colonoscopy is listed as 45.23.
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: 45.23
Description: Colonoscopy
Short Description: Colonoscopy
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Incision, excision, and anastomosis of intestine
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DJD8ZZ - Inspection of Lower Intestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 45.23:
45.21 - Transabdominal endoscopy of large intestine
45.22 - Endoscopy of large intestine through artificial stoma
45.24 - Flexible sigmoidoscopy
45.25 - Closed [endoscopic] biopsy of large intestine
45.26 - Open biopsy of large intestine
45.27 - Intestinal biopsy, site unspecified
45.28 - Other diagnostic procedures on large intestine
45.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on intestine, site unspecified