78.16 - Application Of External Fixator Device, Patella
The ICD 9 Code for
Application of external fixator device, patella is listed as
78.16. 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: |
78.16 |
| Description: |
Application of external fixator device, patella |
| Short Description: |
Appl ext fix dev-patella |
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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): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHD05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Patella, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHD35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHD45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHF05Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Patella, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHF35Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0QHF45Z - Insertion of External Fixation Device into Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.16: |
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| 78.10 - Application of external fixator device, unspecified site |
| 78.11 - Application of external fixator device, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum] |
| 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 |
| 78.17 - 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 |
