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37.37 - Excision Or Destruction Of Other Lesion Or Tissue Of Heart, Thoracoscopic Approach


The ICD 9 Code for Excision or destruction of other lesion or tissue of heart, thoracoscopic approach is listed as 37.37.
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: 37.37
Description: Excision or destruction of other lesion or tissue of heart, thoracoscopic approach
Short Description: Exc/dest hrt les, thrspc
Chapter: Operations on the cardiovascular system
Subsection 1: Other operations on heart and pericardium
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02564ZZ - Destruction of Right Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02574ZZ - Destruction of Left Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 025K4ZZ - Destruction of Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 025L4ZZ - Destruction of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02B64ZZ - Excision of Right Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02B74ZZ - Excision of Left Atrium, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02BK4ZZ - Excision of Right Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02BL4ZZ - Excision of Left Ventricle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 37.37:
37.31 - Pericardiectomy
37.32 - Excision of aneurysm of heart
37.33 - Excision or destruction of other lesion or tissue of heart, open approach
37.34 - Excision or destruction of other lesion or tissue of heart, endovascular approach
37.35 - Partial ventriculectomy
37.36 - Excision, destruction, or exclusion of left atrial appendage (LAA)