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38.14 - Endarterectomy, Aorta


The ICD 9 Code for Endarterectomy, aorta is listed as 38.14.
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: 38.14
Description: Endarterectomy, aorta
Short Description: Endarterectomy of aorta
Chapter: Operations on the cardiovascular system
Subsection 1: Incision, excision, and occlusion of vessels
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02CW0ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02CW3ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 02CW4ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 04C00ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Abdominal Aorta, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 04C03ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 04C04ZZ - Extirpation of Matter from Abdominal Aorta, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.14:
38.10 - Endarterectomy, unspecified site
38.11 - Endarterectomy, intracranial vessels
38.12 - Endarterectomy, other vessels of head and neck
38.13 - Endarterectomy, upper limb vessels
38.15 - Endarterectomy, other thoracic vessels
38.16 - Endarterectomy, abdominal arteries
38.18 - Endarterectomy, lower limb arteries