48.36 - [Endoscopic] Polypectomy Of Rectum
The ICD 9 Code for [Endoscopic] polypectomy of rectum is listed as 48.36.
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: | 48.36 |
| Description: | [Endoscopic] polypectomy of rectum |
| Short Description: | Polypectomy of rectum |
| 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: | 0DBP4ZZ - Excision of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0DBP8ZZ - Excision of Rectum, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.36: | |
| 48.31 - Radical electrocoagulation of rectal lesion or tissue | |
| 48.32 - Other 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 | |