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48.32 - Other Electrocoagulation Of Rectal Lesion Or Tissue


The ICD 9 Code for Other electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue is listed as 48.32.
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: 48.32
Description: Other electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue
Short Description: Electrocoag rect les NEC
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Operations on rectum, rectosigmoid and perirectal tissue
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0D5P0ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0D5P3ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0D5P4ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0D5P7ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0D5P8ZZ - Destruction of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.32:
48.31 - Radical electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue
48.33 - Destruction of rectal lesion or tissue by laser
48.34 - Destruction of rectal lesion or tissue by cryosurgery
48.35 - Local excision of rectal lesion or tissue
48.36 - [Endoscopic] polypectomy of rectum