53.12 - Other And Open Bilateral Repair Of Indirect Inguinal Hernia

The ICD 9 Code for Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia is listed as 53.12.
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:	53.12
Description:	Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia
Short Description:	Opn bil ind ing hern NEC

Chapter:	Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1:	Repair of hernia
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQA0ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQA3ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0YQA4ZZ - Repair Bilateral Inguinal Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 53.12:
53.10 - Bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified
53.11 - Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia
53.13 - Other and open bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect
53.14 - Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.15 - Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis
53.16 - Other and open bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect, with graft or prosthesis
53.17 - Bilateral inguinal hernia repair with graft or prosthesis, not otherwise specified