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50.12 - Open Biopsy Of Liver


The ICD 9 Code for Open biopsy of liver is listed as 50.12.
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: 50.12
Description: Open biopsy of liver
Short Description: Open liver biopsy
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Operations on liver
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0F900ZX - Drainage of Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FB00ZX - Excision of Liver, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 50.12:
50.11 - Closed (percutaneous) [needle] biopsy of liver
50.13 - Transjugular liver biopsy
50.14 - Laparoscopic liver biopsy
50.19 - Other diagnostic procedures on liver