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54.96 - Injection Of Air Into Peritoneal Cavity


The ICD 9 Code for Injection of air into peritoneal cavity is listed as 54.96.
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: 54.96
Description: Injection of air into peritoneal cavity
Short Description: Injec air-periton cavity
Chapter: Operations on the digestive system
Subsection 1: Other operations on abdominal region
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0M3SF - Introduction of Other Gas into Peritoneal Cavity, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0M7SF - Introduction of Other Gas into Peritoneal Cavity, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 54.96:
54.91 - Percutaneous abdominal drainage
54.92 - Removal of foreign body from peritoneal cavity
54.93 - Creation of cutaneoperitoneal fistula
54.94 - Creation of peritoneovascular shunt
54.95 - Incision of peritoneum
54.97 - Injection of locally-acting therapeutic substance into peritoneal cavity
54.98 - Peritoneal dialysis
54.99 - Other operations of abdominal region