Table 1.
Coding of thoracotomy and sternotomy
Thoracotomy | ||||
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ICD-9 | Description | ICD-10 | Description | |
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34.02 | Exploratory Thoracotomy | 02JA0ZZ | Inspection of Heart, Open Approach | |
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0WJC0ZZ | Inspection of Mediastinum, Open Approach | |||
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Sternotomy | ||||
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ICD-9 | Description | ICD-10 | Description | |
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77.31 | Other division of bone, scapula, clavicle, and thorax | 0P800ZZ | Division of Sternum, Open Approach | |
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0P803ZZ | Division of Sternum, Percutaneous Approach | |||
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0P804ZZ | Division of Sternum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach |