ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)
78.42 — Other repair or plastic operations on bone, humerus
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 78.42
78.42 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for other repair or plastic operations on bone, humerus. 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 40 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as 0PNC0ZZ (Release Right Humeral Head, Open Approach), 0PNC3ZZ (Release Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approach) and 0PNC4ZZ (Release Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-PCS equivalents
- 0PNC0ZZRelease Right Humeral Head, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PNC3ZZRelease Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PNC4ZZRelease Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PND0ZZRelease Left Humeral Head, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PND3ZZRelease Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PND4ZZRelease Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PNF0ZZRelease Right Humeral Shaft, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PNF3ZZRelease Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PNF4ZZRelease Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PNG0ZZRelease Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PNG3ZZRelease Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PNG4ZZRelease Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PQC0ZZRepair Right Humeral Head, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PQC3ZZRepair Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PQC4ZZRepair Right Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PQCXZZRepair Right Humeral Head, External Approachapproximate
- 0PQD0ZZRepair Left Humeral Head, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PQD3ZZRepair Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PQD4ZZRepair Left Humeral Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PQDXZZRepair Left Humeral Head, External Approachapproximate
- 0PQF0ZZRepair Right Humeral Shaft, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PQF3ZZRepair Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PQF4ZZRepair Right Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PQFXZZRepair Right Humeral Shaft, External Approachapproximate
- 0PQG0ZZRepair Left Humeral Shaft, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PQG3ZZRepair Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PQG4ZZRepair Left Humeral Shaft, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PQGXZZRepair Left Humeral Shaft, External Approachapproximate
- 0PUC0JZSupplement Right Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PUC3JZSupplement Right Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PUC4JZSupplement Right Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PUD0JZSupplement Left Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PUD3JZSupplement Left Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PUD4JZSupplement Left Humeral Head with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PUF0JZSupplement Right Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PUF3JZSupplement Right Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PUF4JZSupplement Right Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0PUG0JZSupplement Left Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approachapproximate
- 0PUG3JZSupplement Left Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0PUG4JZSupplement Left Humeral Shaft with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
Common questions about 78.42
What is the ICD-10 code for ICD-9 78.42?
- The GEMs map 78.42 to ICD-10-PCS 0PNC0ZZ, 0PNC3ZZ, 0PNC4ZZ, 0PND0ZZ, 0PND3ZZ, 0PND4ZZ and 34 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.