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38.23 - Intravascular Spectroscopy


The ICD 9 Code for Intravascular spectroscopy is listed as 38.23.
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: 38.23
Description: Intravascular spectroscopy
Short Description: Intravasclr spectroscopy
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: 8E023DZ - Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Circulatory System, Percutaneous Approach
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.23:
38.21 - Biopsy of blood vessel
38.22 - Percutaneous angioscopy
38.24 - Intravascular imaging of coronary vessel(s) by optical coherence tomography [OCT]
38.25 - Intravascular imaging of non-coronary vessel(s) by optical coherence tomography [OCT]
38.26 - Insertion of implantable pressure sensor without lead for intracardiac or great vessel hemodynamic monitoring
38.29 - Other diagnostic procedures on blood vessels