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78.25 - Limb Shortening Procedures, Femur


The ICD 9 Code for Limb shortening procedures, femur is listed as 78.25.
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: 78.25
Description: Limb shortening procedures, femur
Short Description: Limb short proc-femur
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: 0QB90ZZ - Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBC4ZZ - Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBC3ZZ - Excision of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBC0ZZ - Excision of Left Lower Femur, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBB4ZZ - Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBB3ZZ - Excision of Right Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QBB0ZZ - Excision of Right Lower Femur, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB94ZZ - Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB93ZZ - Excision of Left Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB60ZZ - Excision of Right Upper Femur, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB84ZZ - Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB83ZZ - Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB80ZZ - Excision of Right Femoral Shaft, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB74ZZ - Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB73ZZ - Excision of Left Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB70ZZ - Excision of Left Upper Femur, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB64ZZ - Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QB63ZZ - Excision of Right Upper Femur, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.25:
78.20 - Limb shortening procedures, unspecified site
78.22 - Limb shortening procedures, humerus
78.23 - Limb shortening procedures, radius and ulna
78.24 - Limb shortening procedures, carpals and metacarpals
78.27 - Limb shortening procedures, tibia and fibula
78.28 - Limb shortening procedures, tarsals and metatarsals
78.29 - Limb shortening procedures, other bones