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. 2020 Dec 7;18(Winter):1c.

Table 1.

Coding of thoracotomy and sternotomy

Thoracotomy

ICD-9 Description ICD-10 Description

34.02 Exploratory Thoracotomy 02JA0ZZ Inspection of Heart, Open Approach

0WJC0ZZ Inspection of Mediastinum, Open Approach

Sternotomy

ICD-9 Description ICD-10 Description

77.31 Other division of bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax 0P800ZZ Division of Sternum, Open Approach

0P803ZZ Division of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach

0P804ZZ Division of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach