34.21 - Transpleural Thoracoscopy
The ICD 9 Code for Transpleural thoracoscopy is listed as 34.21.
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: | 34.21 |
| Description: | Transpleural thoracoscopy |
| Short Description: | Transpleura thoracoscopy |
| 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: | 0BJ04ZZ - Inspection of Tracheobronchial Tree, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD 10 PCS Code: | 0WJQ4ZZ - Inspection of Respiratory Tract, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 34.21: | |
| 34.20 - Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy | |
| 34.22 - Mediastinoscopy | |
| 34.23 - Biopsy of chest wall | |
| 34.24 - Other pleural biopsy | |
| 34.25 - Closed [percutaneous] [needle] biopsy of mediastinum | |
| 34.26 - Open mediastinal biopsy | |
| 34.27 - Biopsy of diaphragm | |
| 34.28 - Other diagnostic procedures on chest wall, pleura, and diaphragm | |
| 34.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on mediastinum | |