78.11 - Application Of External Fixator Device, Scapula, Clavicle, And Thorax [ribs And Sternum]
The ICD 9 Code for
Application of external fixator device, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum] is listed as
78.11. 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: |
78.11 |
Description: |
Application of external fixator device, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum] |
Short Description: |
Appl ext fix-chest cage |
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Chapter: |
Operations on the musculoskeletal system |
Subsection 1: |
Other operations on bones, except facial bones |
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0XH23YZ - Insertion of Other Device into Right Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0XH33YZ - Insertion of Other Device into Left Shoulder Region, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.11: |
78.10 - Application of external fixator device, unspecified site |
78.12 - Application of external fixator device, humerus |
78.13 - Application of external fixator device, radius and ulna |
78.14 - Application of external fixator device, carpals and metacarpals |
78.15 - Application of external fixator device, femur |
78.16 - Application of external fixator device, patella |
78.17 - Application of external fixator device, tibia and fibula |
78.18 - Application of external fixator device, tarsals and metatarsals |
78.19 - Application of external fixator device, other bones |