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56.34 - Open Biopsy Of Ureter


The ICD 9 Code for Open biopsy of ureter is listed as 56.34.
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: 56.34
Description: Open biopsy of ureter
Short Description: Open ureteral biopsy
Chapter: Operations on the urinary system
Subsection 1: Operations on ureter
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0T960ZX - Drainage of Right Ureter, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0T970ZX - Drainage of Left Ureter, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0T980ZX - Drainage of Bilateral Ureters, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TB60ZX - Excision of Right Ureter, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0TB70ZX - Excision of Left Ureter, Open Approach, Diagnostic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 56.34:
56.31 - Ureteroscopy
56.32 - Closed percutaneous biopsy of ureter
56.33 - Closed endoscopic biopsy of ureter
56.35 - Endoscopy (cystoscopy) (looposcopy) of ileal conduit
56.39 - Other diagnostic procedures on ureter