ICD-9-CM Volume 3 is a system of procedural codes used by health insurers to classify medical procedures for billing purposes. It is a subset of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 9-CM. Volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.
(00) Procedures and interventions, not elsewhere classified
- () Procedures and interventions, not elsewhere classified
- (00.0) Therapeutic ultrasound
- (00.01) Therapeutic ultrasound of vessels of head and neck
- Anti-restenotic ultrasound
- Intravascular non-ablative ultrasound
- (00.02) Therapeutic ultrasound of heart
- Anti-restenotic ultrasound
- Intravascular non-ablative ultrasound
- (00.03) Therapeutic ultrasound of peripheral vascular vessels
- Anti-restenotic ultrasound
- Intravascular non-ablative ultrasound
- (00.09) Other therapeutic ultrasound
- (00.1) Pharamaceuticals
- (00.10) Implantation of chemotherapeutic agent
- Brain wafer chemotherapy
- Interstitial/ intracavitary
- (00.11) Infusion of drotrecogin alfa (activated)
- Infusion of recombinant protein
- (00.12) Administration of inhaled nitric oxide
- Nitric oxide therapy
- (00.13) Injection or infusion of nesiritide
- Human B-type natriuretic peptide (hBNP)
- (00.14) Injection or infusion of oxazolidinone class of antibiotics
- Linezolid injection
- (00.15) High-dose infusion interleukin-2 [IL-2]
- Infusion (IV bolus, CIV) interleukin
- Injection of aldesleukin
- (00.16) Pressurized treatment of venous bypass graft [conduit] with pharmaceutical substance
- Ex-vivo treatment of vessel
- Hyperbaric pressurized graft [conduit]
- (00.17) Infusion of vasopressor agent
- (00.18) Infusion of immunosuppressive antibody therapy
- Includes: during induction phase of solid organ transplantation
- monoclonal antibody therapy
- polyclonal antibody therapy
- (00.19) Disruption of blood brain barrier via infusion [BBBD]
- Infusion of substance to disrupt blood brain barrier
- (00.2) Intravascular imaging of blood vessels
- Endovascular ultrasonography
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
- Intravascular [ultrasound] imaging of blood vessels
- (00.21) Intravascular imaging of extracranial cerebral vessels
- Common carotid vessels and branches
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), extracranial cerebral vessels
- (00.22) Intravascular imaging of intrathoracic vessels
- Aorta and aortic arch
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), intrathoracic vessels
- Vena cava (superior) (inferior)
- (00.23) Intravascular imaging of peripheral vessels
- Imaging of vessels of arm(s)
- Imaging of vessels of leg(s)
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), peripheral vessels
- (00.24) Intravascular imaging of coronary vessels
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), coronary vessels
- (00.25) Intravascular imaging of renal vessels
- Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), renal vessels
- Renal artery
- (00.28) Intravascular imaging, other specified vessel(s)
- (00.29) Intravascular imaging, unspecified vessel(s)
- (00.3) Computer assisted surgery [CAS]
- CT-free navigation
- Image guided navigation (IGN)
- Image guided surgery (IGS)
- Imageless navigation
- That without the use of robotic(s) technology
- (00.31) Computer assisted surgery with CT/CTA
- (00.32) Computer assisted surgery with MR/MRA
- (00.33) Computer assisted surgery with fluoroscopy
- (00.34) Imageless computer assisted surgery
- (00.35) Computer assisted surgery with multiple datasets
- (00.39) Other computer assisted surgery
- Computer assisted surgery NOS
- (00.4) Adjunct Vascular System Procedures
- (00.40) Procedure on single vessel
- Number of vessels, unspecified
- (00.41) Procedure on two vessels
- (00.42) Procedure on three vessels
- (00.43) Procedure on four or more vessels
- (00.44) Procedure on vessel bifurcation
- (00.45) Insertion of one vascular stent
- Number of stents, unspecified
- (00.46) Insertion of two vascular stents
- (00.47) Insertion of three vascular stents
- (00.48) Insertion of four or more vascular stents
- (00.49) SuperSaturated oxygen therapy
- Aqueous oxygen (AO) therapy
- SS02
- SuperOxygenation infusion therapy
- (00.5) Other cardiovascular procedures
- (00.50) Implantation of cardiac resynchronization pacemaker without mention of defibrillation, total system [CRT-P]
- Biventricular pacemaker
- Biventricular pacing without internal cardiac defibrillator
- Implantation of cardiac resynchronization (biventricular) pulse generator pacing device, formation of pocket, transvenous leads including placement of lead into left ventricular coronary venous system, and intraoperative procedures for evaluation of lead signals.
- That with CRT-P generator and one or more leads
- (00.51) Implantation of cardiac resynchronization defibrillator, total system [CRT-D]
- Biventricular defibrillator
- Biventricular pacing with internal cardiac defibrillator
- BiV ICD
- BiV pacemaker with defibrillator
- BiV pacing with defibrillator
- Implantation of a cardiac resynchronization (biventricular) pulse generator with defibrillator [AICD], formation of pocket, transvenous leads, including placement of lead into left ventricular coronary venous system, intraoperative procedures for evaluation of lead signals, and obtaining defibrillator threshold measurements.
- That with CRT-D generator and one or more leads
- (00.52) Implantation or replacement of transvenous lead [electrode] into left ventricular coronary venous system
- (00.53) Implantation or replacement of cardiac resynchronization pacemaker pulse generator only [CRT-P]
- Implantation of CRT-P device with removal of any existing CRT-P or other pacemaker device
- (00.54) Implantation or replacement of cardiac resynchronization defibrillator pulse generator device only [CRT-D]
- Implantation of CRT-D device with removal of any existing CRT-D, CRT-P, pacemaker, or defibrillator device
- (00.55) Insertion of drug-eluting peripheral vessel stent(s)
- Endograft(s)
- Endovascular graft(s)
- Stent grafts
- (00.56) Insertion or replacement of implantable pressure sensor (lead) for intracardiac hemodynamic monitoring
- (00.58) Insertion of intra-aneurysm sac pressure monitoring device (intraoperative)
- Insertion of pressure sensor during endovascular repair of abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm(s)
- (00.59) Intravascular pressure measurement of coronary arteries
- Includes: fractional flow reserve (FFR)
- () Procedures on blood vessels
- () Percutaneous angioplasty or atherectomy of precerebral (extracranial) vessel(s)
- Basilar
- Carotid
- Vertebral
- (00.62) Percutaneous angioplasty or atherectomy of intracranial vessel(s)
- (00.63) Percutaneous insertion of carotid artery stent(s)
- Non-drug-eluting stent
- (00.64) Percutaneous insertion of other precerebral (extracranial) artery stent(s)
- Basilar stent
- Vertebral stent
- (00.65) Percutaneous insertion of intracranial vascular stent(s)
- (00.66) Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty [PTCA] or coronary atherectomy
- Balloon angioplasty of coronary artery
- (00.67) Intravascular pressure measurement of intrathoracic arteries
- (00.68) Intravascular pressure measurement of peripheral arteries
- (00.7) Other hip procedures
- (00.70) Revision of hip replacement, both acetabular and femoral components
- (00.71) Revision of hip replacement, acetabular component
- (00.72) Revision of hip replacement, femoral component
- (00.73) Revision of hip replacement, acetabular liner and/or femoral head only
- (00.74) Hip bearing surface, metal-on-polyethylene
- (00.75) Hip bearing surface, metal-on-metal
- (00.76) Hip bearing surface, ceramic-on-ceramic
- (00.77) Hip bearing surface, ceramic-on-polyethylene
- (00.8) Other knee and hip procedures
- (00.80) Revision of knee replacement, total (all components)
- (00.81) Revision of knee replacement, tibial component
- (00.82) Revision of knee replacement, femoral component
- (00.83) Revision of knee replacement, patellar component
- (00.84) Revision of total knee replacement, tibial insert (liner)
- (00.9) Other procedures and interventions
- (00.91) Transplant from live related donor
- (00.92) Transplant from live non-related donor
- (00.93) Transplant from cadaver
- (00.94) Intra-operative neurophysiologic monitoring
(01âÂÂ05) Operations on the nervous system
- () Incision and excision of skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
- (01.0) Cranial puncture
- (01.01) Cisternal puncture
- (01.02) Ventriculopuncture through previously implanted catheter
- (01.09) Other cranial puncture
- (01.1) Diagnostic procedures on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
- (01.10) Intracranial pressure monitoring
- (01.11) Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of cerebral meninges
- Burr hole approach
- (01.12) Open biopsy of cerebral meninges
- (01.13) Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of brain
- (01.14) Open biopsy of brain
- (01.15) Biopsy of skull
- (01.16) Intracranial oxygen monitoring
- (01.17) Brain temperature monitoring
- (01.18) Other diagnostic procedures on brain and cerebral meninges
- (01.19) Other diagnostic procedures on skull
- () Craniotomy and craniectomy
- (01.21) Incision and drainage of cranial sinus
- (01.22) Removal of intracranial neurostimulator lead(s)
- (01.23) Reopening of craniotomy site
- (01.24) Other craniotomy
- (01.25) Other craniectomy
- Sequestrectomy of skull
- (01.26) Insertion of catheter(s) into cranial cavity or tissue
- (01.27) Removal of catheter(s) from cranial cavity or tissue
- (01.28) Placement of intracerebral catheter(s) via burr hole(s)
- () Incision of brain and cerebral meninges
- (01.31) Incision of cerebral meninges
- Drainage of: intracranial hygroma, subarachnoid abscess (cerebral), subdural empyema
- () Lobotomy and tractotomy
- Percutaneous (radiofrequency) cingulotomy
- (01.39) Other incision of brain
- Amygdalohippocampotomy
- Drainage of intracerebral hematoma
- (01.4) Operations on thalamus and globus pallidus
- (01.41) Operations on thalamus
- Chemothalamectomy
- Thalamotomy
- (01.42) Operations on globus pallidus
- Pallidoansectomy
- Pallidotomy
- () Other excision or destruction of brain and meninges
- (01.51) Excision of lesion or tissue of cerebral meninges
- () Hemispherectomy
- (01.53) Lobectomy of brain
- (01.59) Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain
- Curettage of brain
- Debridement of brain
- Marsupialization of brain cyst
- Transtemporal (mastoid) excision of brain tumor
- (01.6) Excision of lesion of skull
- Removal of granulation tissue of cranium
- () Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
- (02.0) Cranioplasty
- (02.1) Repair of cerebral meninges
- () Ventriculostomy
- (02.3) Extracranial ventricular shunt
- (02.4) Revision, removal, and irrigation of ventricular shunt
- (02.9) Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges
- () Operations on spinal cord and spinal canal structures
- () Exploration and decompression of spinal canal structures
- (03.01) Removal of foreign body from spinal canal
- (03.02) Reopening of laminectomy site
- () Other exploration and decompression of spinal canal
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Laminoplasty
- Foraminotomy
- () Division of intraspinal nerve root
- Rhizotomy
- () Chordotomy
- (03.21) Percutaneous chordotomy
- Stereotactic chordotomy
- (03.29) Other chordotomy
- Tractotomy
- () Diagnostic procedures on spinal cord and spinal canal structures
- () Spinal tap
- Lumbar puncture for removal of dye
- (03.32) Biopsy of spinal cord or spinal meninges
- (03.39) Other diagnostic procedures on spinal cord and spinal canal structures
- (03.4) Excision or destruction of lesion of spinal cord or spinal meninges
- (03.5) Plastic operations on spinal cord structures
- (03.51) Repair of spinal meningocele
- (03.52) Repair of spinal myelomeningocele
- (03.53) Repair of vertebral fracture
- (03.59) Other repair and plastic operations on spinal cord structures
- Diastematomyelia
- (03.6) Lysis of adhesions of spinal cord and nerve roots
- (03.7) Shunt of spinal theca
- (03.71) Spinal subarachnoid-peritoneal shunt
- (03.72) Spinal subarachnoid-ureteral shunt
- (03.79) Other shunt of spinal theca
- Pleurothecal anastomosis
- Salpingothecal anastomosis
- (03.8) Injection of destructive agent into spinal canal
- (03.9) Other operations on spinal cord and spinal canal structures
- (03.90) Insertion of catheter into spinal canal for infusion of therapeutic or palliative substances
- (03.91) Injection of anesthetic into spinal canal for analgesia
- (03.92) Injection of other agent into spinal canal
- Intrathecal injection of steroid
- Subarachnoid perfusion of refrigerated saline
- (03.93) Implantation or replacement of spinal neurostimulator lead(s)
- (03.94) Removal of spinal neurostimulator lead(s)
- (03.95) Spinal blood patch
- (03.96) Percutaneous denervation of facet
- (03.97) Revision of spinal thecal shunt
- (03.98) Removal of spinal thecal shunt
- (03.99) Other
- () Operations on cranial and other nerves
- () Incision, division, and excision of cranial and other nerves
- () Gasserian ganglionectomy
- () Other cranial or peripheral ganglionectomy
- () Injection into a nerve
- () Injection of anesthetic into a nerve for analgesia
- () Operations on sympathetic nerves or ganglia
- () Sympathectomy
- () Sphenopalatine ganglionectomy
- () Other sympathectomy and ganglionectomy
(08âÂÂ16) Operations on the eye
- () Operations on eyelids
- () Operations on lacrimal system
- () Operations on conjunctiva
- () Operations on cornea
- () Corneal transplant
- () Other reconstructive and refractive surgery on cornea
- Keratomileusis
- () Radial keratotomy
- () Operations on iris, ciliary body, sclera, and anterior chamber
- () Operations on lens
- Cataract surgery
- () Phacoemulsification and aspiration of cataract
- () Operations on retina, choroid, vitreous, and posterior chamber
- () Removal of foreign body from posterior segment of eye
- () Diagnostic procedures on retina, choroid, vitreous, and posterior chamber
- () Destruction of lesion of retina and choroid
- () Repair of retinal tear
- () Repair of retinal detachment with scleral buckling and implant
- () Other repair of retinal detachment
- () Removal of surgically implanted material from posterior segment of eye
- () Operations on vitreous
- () Other operations on retina, choroid, and posterior chamber
- () Operations on extraocular muscles
- () Operations on orbit and eyeball
- () Enucleation of the Eye
(18âÂÂ20) Operations on the ear
(21-29) Operations on the nose, mouth and pharynx
Heart
Vessels
(55âÂÂ59) Operations on the urinary system
(72âÂÂ75) Obstetrical procedures
- () Operations on facial bones and joints
- () Incision of facial bone without division
- () Diagnostic procedures on facial bones and joints
- () Local excision or destruction of lesion of facial bone
- () Partial ostectomy of facial bone
- () Excision and reconstruction of facial bones
- () Temporomandibular arthroplasty
- () Other facial bone repair and orthognathic surgery
- () Augmentation genioplasty
- Mentoplasty NOS
- () Reduction of facial fracture
- () Other operations on facial bones and joints
- () Incision, excision, and division of other bones
- () Sequestrectomy
- () Other incision of bone without division
- () Wedge osteotomy
- () Other division of bone
- () Biopsy of bone
- () Excision and repair of bunion and other toe deformities
- () Local excision of lesion or tissue of bone
- () Excision of bone for graft
- () Other partial ostectomy
- () Total ostectomy
- () Other operations on bones, except facial bones
- () Bone graft
- () Application of external fixator device
- () Limb shortening procedures
- () Limb lengthening procedures
- () Other repair or plastic operations on bone
- () Internal fixation of bone without fracture reduction
- () Removal of implanted devices from bone
- () Osteoclasis
- () Diagnostic procedures on bone, not elsewhere classified
- () Insertion of bone growth stimulator
- () Reduction of fracture and dislocation
- () Closed reduction of fracture without internal fixation
- () Closed reduction of fracture with internal fixation
- () Open reduction of fracture without internal fixation
- () Open reduction of fracture with internal fixation
- () Closed reduction of separated epiphysis
- () Open reduction of separated epiphysis
- () Debridement of open fracture site
- () Closed reduction of dislocation
- () Open reduction of dislocation
- () Unspecified operation on bone injury
- () Incision and excision of joint structures
- () Arthroscopy
- () Excision or destruction of intervertebral disc
- () Excision of intervertebral disc
- Diskectomy
- () Repair and plastic operations on joint structures
- () Spinal fusion
- () Arthrodesis and arthroereisis of foot and ankle
- () Arthrodesis of other joint
- () Refusion of spine
- () Other repair of joint of lower extremity
- () Joint replacement of lower extremity
- () Total hip replacement
- () Partial hip replacement
- () Revision of hip replacement, not otherwise specified
- () Total knee replacement
- () Revision of knee replacement, not otherwise specified
- () Total ankle replacement
- () Replacement of joint of foot and toe
- () Revision of joint replacement of lower extremity, not elsewhere classified
- () Other procedures on spine
- () Arthroplasty and repair of hand, fingers and wrist
- () Arthroplasty and repair of shoulder and elbow
- () Total shoulder replacement
- () Partial shoulder replacement
- () Repair of recurrent dislocation of shoulder
- () Other repair of shoulder
- () Total elbow replacement
- () Other repair of elbow
- () Other operations on joint structures
- () Operations on muscle, tendon, and fascia of hand
- () Incision of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa of hand
- () Division of muscle, tendon, and fascia of hand
- () Excision of lesion of muscle, tendon, and fascia of hand
- () Other excision of soft tissue of hand
- () Suture of muscle, tendon, and fascia of hand
- () Transplantation of muscle and tendon of hand
- () Reconstruction of thumb
- () Plastic operation on hand with graft or implant
- () Other plastic operations on hand
- () Other operations on muscle, tendon, and fascia of hand
- () Operations on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, except hand
- () Incision of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa
- () Exploration of tendon sheath
- () Myotomy
- () Bursotomy
- () Other incision of soft tissue
- () Division of muscle, tendon, and fascia
- () Achillotenotomy
- () Adductor tenotomy of hip
- () Other tenotomy
- () Fasciotomy
- () Other division of soft tissue
- () Diagnostic procedures on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa, including that of hand
- () Excision of lesion of muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa
- () Other excision of muscle, tendon, and fascia
- () Bursectomy
- () Suture of muscle, tendon, and fascia
- () Reconstruction of muscle and tendon
- () Other plastic operations on muscle, tendon, and fascia
- () Other operations on muscle, tendon, fascia, and bursa
- () Other procedures on musculoskeletal system
- () Amputation of upper limb
- () Amputation of lower limb
- () Lower limb amputation, not otherwise specified
- () Amputation of toe
- () Amputation through foot
- () Disarticulation of ankle
- () Amputation of ankle through malleoli of tibia and fibula
- () Other amputation below knee
- () Disarticulation of knee
- () Amputation above knee
- () Disarticulation of hip
- () Abdominopelvic amputation
- Hemipelvectomy
- () Reattachment of extremity
- () Revision of amputation stump
- () Implantation or fitting of prosthetic limb device
- () Implantation of other musculoskeletal devices and substances
- () Insertion of interbody spinal fusion device
- () Insertion of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein
- () Implantation of internal limb lengthening device with kinetic distraction
- () Implantation of other internal limb lengthening device
- () Insertion of bone void filler
- () Insertion of (cement) spacer
- () Removal of (cement) spacer
- () Implantation of interspinous process decompression device
- () Insertion of other spinal devices
- () Replacement of spinal disc
- () Adjunct codes for external fixator devices
- () Other operations on musculoskeletal system
(87âÂÂ99) Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Diagnostic radiology
- () Interview, evaluation, consultation, and examination
- () Diagnostic interview, consultation, and evaluation
- () Anatomic and physiologic measurements and manual examinationsâÂÂnervous system and sense organs
- () Electroencephalogram
- () Anatomic and physiologic measurements and manual examinations -- genitourinary system
- () Urinary manometry
- () Cystometrogram
- () Urethral sphincter electromyogram
- () Uroflowmetry (UFR)
- () Urethral pressure profile (UPP)
- () Gynecological examination
- () Other nonoperative genitourinary system measurements
- () Other anatomic and physiologic measurements and manual examinations
- () Cardiac stress tests, pacemaker and defibrillator checks
- () Other nonoperative cardiac and vascular diagnostic procedures
- () Circulatory monitoring
- () General physical examination
- () Autopsy
- (-) Microscopic examination
- fourth-digit codes:
- 1 bacterial smear
- 2 culture
- 3 culture and sensitivity
- 4 parasitology
- 5 toxicology
- 6 cell block and Papanicolaou smear
- 9 other microscopic examination
- () specimen from nervous system and of spinal fluid
- () specimen from endocrine gland, not elsewhere classified
- () specimen from eye
- () specimen from ear, nose, throat, and larynx
- () specimen from trachea, bronchus, pleura, lung, and other thoracic specimen, and of sputum
- () blood
- () specimen from spleen and of bone marrow
- () specimen from lymph node and of lymph
- () specimen from upper gastrointestinal tract and of vomitus
- () specimen from lower gastrointestinal tract and of stool
- () specimen from liver, biliary tract, and pancreas
- () peritoneal and retroperitoneal specimen
- () specimen from kidney, ureter, perirenal and periureteral tissue
- () specimen from bladder, urethra, prostate, seminal vesicle, perivesical tissue, and of urine and semen
- () specimen from female genital tract
- () specimen from musculoskeletal system and of joint fluid
- () specimen from skin and other integument
- () specimen from operative wound
- () specimen from other site
- () specimen from unspecified site
Procedures related to the psyche
Replacement and removal of therapeutic appliances/nonoperative removal of foreign body or calculus
Other nonoperative procedures
See also
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