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48.64 - Posterior Resection Of Rectum


The ICD 9 Code for Posterior resection of rectum is listed as 48.64.
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: 48.64
Description: Posterior resection of rectum
Short Description: Posterior rect resection
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: 0DTP0ZZ - Resection of Rectum, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0DTP4ZZ - Resection of Rectum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 48.64:
48.61 - Transsacral rectosigmoidectomy
48.62 - Anterior resection of rectum with synchronous colostomy
48.63 - Other anterior resection of rectum
48.65 - Duhamel resection of rectum
48.69 - Other resection of rectum