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32.20 - Thoracoscopic Excision Of Lesion Or Tissue Of Lung


The ICD 9 Code for Thoracoscopic excision of lesion or tissue of lung is listed as 32.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 32.20
Description: Thoracoscopic excision of lesion or tissue of lung
Short Description: Thorac exc lung lesion
Chapter: Operations on the respiratory system
Subsection 1: Excision of lung and bronchus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBK4ZZ - Excision of Right Lung, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBL4ZZ - Excision of Left Lung, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 32.20:
32.21 - Plication of emphysematous bleb
32.22 - Lung volume reduction surgery
32.23 - Open ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.24 - Percutaneous ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.25 - Thoracoscopic ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.26 - Other and unspecified ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.27 - Bronchoscopic bronchial thermoplasty, ablation of airway smooth muscle
32.28 - Endoscopic excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of lung
32.29 - Other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of lung