48.26 - Biopsy Of Perirectal Tissue
The ICD 9 Code for
Biopsy of perirectal tissue is listed as
48.26. 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: |
48.26 |
| Description: |
Biopsy of perirectal tissue |
| Short Description: |
Perirectal tissue biopsy |
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| Chapter: |
Operations on the digestive system |
| Subsection 1: |
Operations on rectum, rectosigmoid and perirectal tissue |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0DBP0ZX - Excision of Rectum, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0DBP3ZX - Excision of Rectum, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0DBP4ZX - Excision of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0DBP7ZX - Excision of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0DBP8ZX - Excision of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.26: |
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| 48.21 - Transabdominal proctosigmoidoscopy |
| 48.22 - Proctosigmoidoscopy through artificial stoma |
| 48.23 - Rigid proctosigmoidoscopy |
| 48.24 - Closed [endoscopic] biopsy of rectum |
| 48.25 - Open biopsy of rectum |
| 48.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on rectum, rectosigmoid and perirectal tissue |
