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34.59 - Other Excision Of Pleura


The ICD 9 Code for Other excision of pleura is listed as 34.59.
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: 34.59
Description: Other excision of pleura
Short Description: Other pleural excision
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: 0BBN0ZZ - Excision of Right Pleura, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBN3ZZ - Excision of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBN4ZZ - Excision of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBP0ZZ - Excision of Left Pleura, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBP3ZZ - Excision of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0BBP4ZZ - Excision of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.59:
34.51 - Decortication of lung
34.52 - Thoracoscopic decortication of lung