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83.97 - Injection Of Therapeutic Substance Into Tendon


The ICD 9 Code for Injection of therapeutic substance into tendon is listed as 83.97.
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: 83.97
Description: Injection of therapeutic substance into tendon
Short Description: Injection into tendon
Chapter: Operations on the musculoskeletal system
Subsection 1: Operations on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, except hand
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0233Z - Introduction of Anti-inflammatory into Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0236Z - Introduction of Nutritional Substance into Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E0237Z - Introduction of Electrolytic and Water Balance Substance into Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 83.97:
83.91 - Lysis of adhesions of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa
83.92 - Insertion or replacement of skeletal muscle stimulator
83.93 - Removal of skeletal muscle stimulator
83.94 - Aspiration of bursa
83.95 - Aspiration of other soft tissue
83.96 - Injection of therapeutic substance into bursa
83.98 - Injection of locally acting therapeutic substance into other soft tissue
83.99 - Other operations on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa