78.81 - Diagnostic Procedures On Bone, Not Elsewhere Classified, Scapula, Clavicle, And Thorax [ribs And Sternum]
The ICD 9 Code for
Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum] is listed as
78.81. 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: |
78.81 |
| Description: |
Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, scapula, clavicle, and thorax [ribs and sternum] |
| Short Description: |
Oth dx proced-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): |
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| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PJY0ZZ - Inspection of Upper Bone, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PJY3ZZ - Inspection of Upper Bone, Percutaneous Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: |
0PJY4ZZ - Inspection of Upper Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 78.81: |
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| 78.80 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site |
| 78.82 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, humerus |
| 78.83 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, radius and ulna |
| 78.84 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, carpals and metacarpals |
| 78.85 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, femur |
| 78.86 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, patella |
| 78.87 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tibia and fibula |
| 78.88 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, tarsals and metatarsals |
| 78.89 - Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified, other bones |
