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97.81 - Removal Of Retroperitoneal Drainage Device


The ICD 9 Code for Removal of retroperitoneal drainage device is listed as 97.81.
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: 97.81
Description: Removal of retroperitoneal drainage device
Short Description: Remov retroperiton drain
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Replacement and removal of therapeutic appliances
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0WPHX0Z - Removal of Drainage Device from Retroperitoneum, External Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 97.81:
97.82 - Removal of peritoneal drainage device
97.83 - Removal of abdominal wall sutures
97.84 - Removal of sutures from trunk, not elsewhere classified
97.85 - Removal of packing from trunk, not elsewhere classified
97.86 - Removal of other device from abdomen
97.87 - Removal of other device from trunk
97.88 - Removal of external immobilization device
97.89 - Removal of other therapeutic device