34.05 - Creation Of Pleuroperitoneal Shunt

The ICD 9 Code for Creation of pleuroperitoneal shunt is listed as 34.05.
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:	34.05
Description:	Creation of pleuroperitoneal shunt
Short Description:	PlEuroperitoneal shunt

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:	0W190JG - Bypass Right Pleural Cavity to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W194JG - Bypass Right Pleural Cavity to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W1B0JG - Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0W1B4JG - Bypass Left Pleural Cavity to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.05:
34.01 - Incision of chest wall
34.02 - Exploratory thoracotomy
34.03 - Reopening of recent thoracotomy site
34.04 - Insertion of intercostal catheter for drainage
34.06 - Thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity
34.09 - Other incision of pleura