55.91 - Decapsulation Of Kidney

The ICD 9 Code for Decapsulation of kidney is listed as 55.91.
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:	55.91
Description:	Decapsulation of kidney
Short Description:	Renal decapsulation

Chapter:	Operations on the urinary system
Subsection 1:	Operations on kidney
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD00ZZ - Extraction of Right Kidney, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD03ZZ - Extraction of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD04ZZ - Extraction of Right Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD10ZZ - Extraction of Left Kidney, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD13ZZ - Extraction of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0TD14ZZ - Extraction of Left Kidney, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 55.91:
55.92 - Percutaneous aspiration of kidney (pelvis)
55.93 - Replacement of nephrostomy tube
55.94 - Replacement of pyelostomy tube
55.95 - Local perfusion of kidney
55.96 - Other injection of therapeutic substance into kidney
55.97 - Implantation or replacement of mechanical kidney
55.98 - Removal of mechanical kidney
55.99 - Other operations on kidney