34.06 - Thoracoscopic Drainage Of Pleural Cavity

The ICD 9 Code for Thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity is listed as 34.06.
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:	34.06
Description:	Thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity
Short Description:	Thorac drain pleurl cav

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:	0B9N40Z - Drainage of Right Pleura with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0B9N4ZZ - Drainage of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0B9P40Z - Drainage of Left Pleura with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	0B9P4ZZ - Drainage of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.06:
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
34.05 - Creation of pleuroperitoneal shunt
34.09 - Other incision of pleura