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78.66 - Removal Of Implanted Devices From Bone, Patella


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of implanted devices from bone, patella is listed as 78.66.
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: 78.66
Description: Removal of implanted devices from bone, patella
Short Description: Remov imp device-patella
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: 0QPD04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPD05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPD34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPD35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPD44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPD45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Patella, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Patella, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPF45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Patella, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.66:
78.60 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, unspecified site
78.61 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum]
78.62 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, humerus
78.63 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, radius and ulna
78.64 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, carpals and metacarpals
78.65 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, femur
78.67 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, tibia and fibula
78.68 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, tarsals and metatarsals
78.69 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, other bones