2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 43.1 Gastrostomy Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression. 43.1 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure 43.1 contains 1 index entry View the full Volume 3 43.* hierarchy Index entries containing 43.1: Insertion tube -- see also Catheterization and Intubation gastric by gastrostomy -- see category 43.1