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80.52 - Intervertebral Chemonucleolysis


The ICD 9 Code for Intervertebral chemonucleolysis is listed as 80.52.
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: 80.52
Description: Intervertebral chemonucleolysis
Short Description: Chemonucleolysis iv disc
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Incision and excision of joint structures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R533ZZ - Destruction of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R534ZZ - Destruction of Cervical Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R553ZZ - Destruction of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R554ZZ - Destruction of Cervicothoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R593ZZ - Destruction of Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R594ZZ - Destruction of Thoracic Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R5B3ZZ - Destruction of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0R5B4ZZ - Destruction of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S520ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S523ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S524ZZ - Destruction of Lumbar Vertebral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S540ZZ - Destruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S543ZZ - Destruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0S544ZZ - Destruction of Lumbosacral Disc, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 80.52:
80.50 - Excision or destruction of intervertebral disc, unspecified
80.51 - Excision of intervertebral disc
80.53 - Repair of the anulus fibrosus with graft or prosthesis
80.54 - Other and unspecified repair of the anulus fibrosus
80.59 - Other destruction of intervertebral disc