536.42 - Mechanical Complication Of Gastrostomy
The ICD 9 Code for Mechanical complication of gastrostomy is listed as 536.42.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 536.42 |
| Long Description: | Mechanical complication of gastrostomy |
| Short Description: | Gastrostomy comp - mech |
| Chapter: | Diseases Of The Digestive System |
| Block: | Diseases Of Esophagus, Stomach, And Duodenum (530-539) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Malfunction of gastrostomy tube
Obstruction of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | K94.23 - Gastrostomy malfunction |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 536.42: | |
| 536.40 - Gastrostomy complication, unspecified | |
| 536.41 - Infection of gastrostomy | |
| 536.49 - Other gastrostomy complications | |