38.97 - Central Venous Catheter Placement With Guidance

The ICD 9 Code for Central venous catheter placement with guidance is listed as 38.97.
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:	38.97
Description:	Central venous catheter placement with guidance
Short Description:	CV cath plcmt w guidance

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:	Combination: 05H633Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 05HM33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Right Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 05HN33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Internal Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 05HP33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Right External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 05HQ33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Left External Jugular Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 06HM33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Right Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 06HN33Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Left Femoral Vein, Percutaneous Approach OR 05H533Z - Insertion of Infusion Device into Right Subclavian Vein, Percutaneous Approach with B51CZZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B517ZZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein, Guidance OR B51CYZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Lower Extremity Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B51C1ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Lower Extremity Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B51C0ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Lower Extremity Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B51BZZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B51BYZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Lower Extremity Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B51B1ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Lower Extremity Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B51B0ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Lower Extremity Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B54DZZA - Ultrasonography of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B51D0ZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B51D1ZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B51DYZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B51DZZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B543ZZA - Ultrasonography of Right Jugular Veins, Guidance OR B544ZZA - Ultrasonography of Left Jugular Veins, Guidance OR B546ZZA - Ultrasonography of Right Subclavian Vein, Guidance OR B547ZZA - Ultrasonography of Left Subclavian Vein, Guidance OR B54BZZA - Ultrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B54CZZA - Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance OR B5150ZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Jugular Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR 4A02X4A - Measurement of Cardiac Electrical Activity, Guidance, External Approach OR B5130ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Jugular Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B5131ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Jugular Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B513YZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Jugular Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B513ZZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Jugular Veins, Guidance OR B5140ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Jugular Veins using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B5141ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Jugular Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B514YZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Jugular Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B514ZZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Jugular Veins, Guidance OR B517YZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B5151ZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Jugular Veins using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B515YZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Jugular Veins using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B515ZZA - Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Jugular Veins, Guidance OR B5160ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Subclavian Vein using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B5161ZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Subclavian Vein using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B516YZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Subclavian Vein using Other Contrast, Guidance OR B516ZZA - Fluoroscopy of Right Subclavian Vein, Guidance OR B5170ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance OR B5171ZA - Fluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 38.97:
38.91 - Arterial catheterization
38.92 - Umbilical vein catheterization
38.93 - Venous catheterization, not elsewhere classified
38.94 - Venous cutdown
38.95 - Venous catheterization for renal dialysis
38.98 - Other puncture of artery
38.99 - Other puncture of vein