34.03 - Reopening Of Recent Thoracotomy Site

The ICD 9 Code for Reopening of recent thoracotomy site is listed as 34.03.
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:	34.03
Description:	Reopening of recent thoracotomy site
Short Description:	Reopen thoracotomy site

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:	0W390ZZ - Control Bleeding in Right Pleural Cavity, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W3B0ZZ - Control Bleeding in Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W3D0ZZ - Control Bleeding in Pericardial Cavity, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W3Q0ZZ - Control Bleeding in Respiratory Tract, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.03:
34.01 - Incision of chest wall
34.02 - Exploratory thoracotomy
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