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32.27 - Bronchoscopic Bronchial Thermoplasty, Ablation Of Airway Smooth Muscle


The ICD 9 Code for Bronchoscopic bronchial thermoplasty, ablation of airway smooth muscle is listed as 32.27.
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: 32.27
Description: Bronchoscopic bronchial thermoplasty, ablation of airway smooth muscle
Short Description: Brnc thrmplsty,ablt mscl
Chapter: Operations on the respiratory system
Subsection 1: Excision of lung and bronchus
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B538ZZ - Destruction of Right Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B548ZZ - Destruction of Right Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B558ZZ - Destruction of Right Middle Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B568ZZ - Destruction of Right Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B578ZZ - Destruction of Left Main Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B588ZZ - Destruction of Left Upper Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B598ZZ - Destruction of Lingula Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 0B5B8ZZ - Destruction of Left Lower Lobe Bronchus, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 32.27:
32.20 - Thoracoscopic excision of lesion or tissue of lung
32.21 - Plication of emphysematous bleb
32.22 - Lung volume reduction surgery
32.23 - Open ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.24 - Percutaneous ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.25 - Thoracoscopic ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.26 - Other and unspecified ablation of lung lesion or tissue
32.28 - Endoscopic excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of lung
32.29 - Other local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of lung