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96.36 - Irrigation Of Gastrostomy Or Enterostomy


The ICD 9 Code for Irrigation of gastrostomy or enterostomy is listed as 96.36.
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: 96.36
Description: Irrigation of gastrostomy or enterostomy
Short Description: GI ostomy irrigation
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Nonoperative intubation and irrigation
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E1G78Z - Irrigation of Upper GI using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E1H78Z - Irrigation of Lower GI using Irrigating Substance, Via Natural or Artificial Opening (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 96.36:
96.31 - Gastric cooling
96.32 - Gastric freezing
96.33 - Gastric lavage
96.34 - Other irrigation of (naso-)gastric tube
96.35 - Gastric gavage
96.37 - Proctoclysis
96.38 - Removal of impacted feces
96.39 - Other transanal enema