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68.59 - Other And Unspecified Vaginal Hysterectomy


The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified vaginal hysterectomy is listed as 68.59.
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: 68.59
Description: Other and unspecified vaginal hysterectomy
Short Description: Vag hysterectomy NEC/NOS
Chapter: Operations on the female genital organs
Subsection 1: Other incision and excision of uterus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: Combination:
0UT97ZZ - Resection of Uterus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
0UT98ZZ - Resection of Uterus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
with
0UTC7ZZ - Resection of Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
OR
0UTC8ZZ - Resection of Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 68.59:
68.51 - Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)