34.02 - Exploratory Thoracotomy
The ICD 9 Code for Exploratory thoracotomy is listed as 34.02.
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: | 34.02 |
| Description: | Exploratory thoracotomy |
| Short Description: | Exploratory thoracotomy |
| Chapter: | Operations on the respiratory system |
| Subsection 1: | Operations on chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm |
| ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 02JA0ZZ - Inspection of Heart, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0WJC0ZZ - Inspection of Mediastinum, Open Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.02: | |
| 34.01 - Incision of chest wall | |
| 34.03 - Reopening of recent thoracotomy site | |
| 34.04 - Insertion of intercostal catheter for drainage | |
| 34.05 - Creation of pleuroperitoneal shunt | |
| 34.06 - Thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity | |
| 34.09 - Other incision of pleura | |