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34.0 Incision of chest wall and pleura
Excludes:
that as operative approach -- omit code
34.01 Incision of chest wall
Extrapleural drainage
Excludes:
incision of pleura (34.09)
34.02 Exploratory thoracotomy
34.03 Reopening of recent thoracotomy site
34.04 Insertion of intercostal catheter for drainage
Chest tube
Closed chest drainage
Revision of intercostal catheter (chest tube) (with lysis of adhesions)
Excludes:
thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity (34.06)
34.05 Creation of pleuroperitoneal shunt
34.06 Thoracoscopic drainage of pleural cavity
Evacuation of empyema
34.09 Other incision of pleura
Creation of pleural window for drainage
Intercostal stab
Open chest drainage
Excludes:
thoracoscopy (34.21)
thoracotomy for collapse of lung (33.32)
 
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