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51.42 - Common Duct Exploration For Relief Of Other Obstruction


The ICD 9 Code for Common duct exploration for relief of other obstruction is listed as 51.42.
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: 51.42
Description: Common duct exploration for relief of other obstruction
Short Description: Cde for obstruction NEC
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Operations on gallbladder and biliary tract
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0FC90ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Common Bile Duct, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 51.42:
51.41 - Common duct exploration for removal of calculus
51.43 - Insertion of choledochohepatic tube for decompression
51.49 - Incision of other bile ducts for relief of obstruction