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ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)

78.38 — Limb lengthening procedures, tarsals and metatarsals

ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-PCS equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.

About ICD-9-CM 78.38

78.38 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for limb lengthening procedures, tarsals and metatarsals. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-PCS took over.

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 60 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as 0Q8L0ZZ (Division of Right Tarsal, Open Approach), 0Q8L3ZZ (Division of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Approach) and 0Q8L4ZZ (Division of Right Tarsal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one. Some mappings are combinations: more than one ICD-10 code is needed to fully express the ICD-9 code.

ICD-10-PCS equivalents

Common questions about 78.38

What is the ICD-10 code for ICD-9 78.38?

The GEMs map 78.38 to ICD-10-PCS 0Q8L0ZZ, 0Q8L3ZZ, 0Q8L4ZZ, 0Q8M0ZZ, 0Q8M3ZZ, 0Q8M4ZZ and 54 more.

GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.