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79.64 - Debridement Of Open Fracture Site, Phalanges Of Hand


The ICD 9 Code for Debridement of open fracture site, phalanges of hand is listed as 79.64.
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: 79.64
Description: Debridement of open fracture site, phalanges of hand
Short Description: Debrid opn fx-finger
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Reduction of fracture and dislocation
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PBT0ZZ - Excision of Right Finger Phalanx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0PBV0ZZ - Excision of Left Finger Phalanx, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 79.64:
79.60 - Debridement of open fracture, unspecified site
79.61 - Debridement of open fracture site, humerus
79.62 - Debridement of open fracture site, radius and ulna
79.63 - Debridement of open fracture site, carpals and metacarpals
79.65 - Debridement of open fracture site, femur
79.66 - Debridement of open fracture site, tibia and fibula
79.67 - Debridement of open fracture site, tarsals and metatarsals
79.68 - Debridement of open fracture site, phalanges of foot
79.69 - Debridement of open fracture site, other specified bone