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78.68 - Removal Of Implanted Devices From Bone, Tarsals And Metatarsals


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of implanted devices from bone, tarsals and metatarsals is listed as 78.68.
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: 78.68
Description: Removal of implanted devices from bone, tarsals and metatarsals
Short Description: Remove imp dev-metat/tar
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: 0QPN04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPP04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Metatarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPN45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPN44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPN35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPN34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPN05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Metatarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPM04Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Left Tarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL45Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL44Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL35Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL34Z - Removal of Internal Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0QPL05Z - Removal of External Fixation Device from Right Tarsal, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.68:
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
78.66 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, patella
78.67 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, tibia and fibula
78.69 - Removal of implanted devices from bone, other bones