55.93 - Replacement Of Nephrostomy Tube
The ICD 9 Code for Replacement of nephrostomy tube is listed as 55.93.
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: | 55.93 |
| Description: | Replacement of nephrostomy tube |
| Short Description: | Replace nephrostomy tube |
| Chapter: | Operations on the urinary system |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on kidney |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0T25X0Z - Change Drainage Device in Kidney, External Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 55.93: | |
| 55.91 - Decapsulation of kidney | |
| 55.92 - Percutaneous aspiration of kidney (pelvis) | |
| 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 | |