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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 80.52

Intervertebral chemonucleolysis
  • The dissolving of the nucleus pulposus of a displaced intervertebral disk, usually by the direct injection of a proteolytic enzyme, especially chymopapain, into the diseased disk.
  • 80.52 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 80.52 contains 6 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 80.* hierarchy

80.52 also known as:

  • With aspiration of disc fragments
  • With diskography
  • Injection of proteolytic enzyme into intervertebral space (chymopapain)

80.52 excludes:

  • injection of anestheti substance (03.91)
  • injection of other substances (03.92)

Index entries containing 80.52:

Chemonucleolysis (nucleus pulposus) 80.52
    Destruction
    • intervertebral disc (NOS) 80.50
      • by injection 80.52
      Discolysis (by injection) 80.52
        Injection (into) (hypodermically) (intramuscularly) (intravenously) (acting locally or systemically)
        • disc, intervertebral (herniated) 80.52
          • intervertebral space for herniated disc 80.52
            • spinal (canal) NEC 03.92
              • proteolytic enzyme (chymodiactin) (chymopapain) 80.52