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34.6 - Scarification Of Pleura


The ICD 9 Code for Scarification of pleura is listed as 34.6.
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: 34.6
Description: Scarification of pleura
Short Description: Scarification of pleura
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: 0B5N0ZZ - Destruction of Right Pleura, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5N3ZZ - Destruction of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5N4ZZ - Destruction of Right Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5P0ZZ - Destruction of Left Pleura, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5P3ZZ - Destruction of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5P4ZZ - Destruction of Left Pleura, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)