Respiratory System

32601: Thoracoscopy, diagnostic (separate procedure); lungs, pericardial sac, mediastinal or pleural space, without biopsy.

32604: Thoracoscopy, diagnostic (separate procedure); pericardial sac, with biopsy

32606: Thoracoscopy, diagnostic (separate procedure); mediastinal space, with biopsy

32607: Thoracoscopy; with diagnostic biopsy(ies) of lung infiltrate(s) (e.g, wedge, incisional), unilateral

32608: Thoracoscopy; with diagnostic biopsy(ies) of lung nodule(s) or mass(es) (eg, wedge, incisional), unilateral

32609: Thoracoscopy; with biopsy(ies) of pleura

32650: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with pleurodesis (eg, mechanical or chemical)

32651: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with partial pulmonary decortication

32652: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with total pulmonary decortication, including intrapleural pneumonolysis

32653: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with removal of intrapleural foreign body or fibrin deposit

32654: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with control of traumatic hemorrhage

32655: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with resection-plication of bullae, includes any pleural procedure when performed

32656: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with parietal pleurectomy (Parietal pleura: The outer layer of membrane that covers the chest cavity. The inner layer is called the visceral pleura.)

32658: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with removal of clot or foreign body from pericardial sac

32659: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with creation of pericardial window or partial resection of pericardial sac for drainage

32661: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with excision of pericardial cyst, tumor, or mass

32662: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with excision of mediastinal cyst, tumor, or mass

32663: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with lobectomy (single lobe)

32664: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with thoracic sympathectomy

32665: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with esophagomyotomy (Heller type)

32666: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with therapeutic wedge resection (eg, mass, nodule), initial unilateral

+32667: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with therapeutic wedge resection (eg, mass or nodule), each additional resection, ipsilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

+32668: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with diagnostic wedge resection followed by anatomic lung resection (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

32669: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with removal of a single lung segment (segmentectomy)

32670: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with removal of two lobes (bilobectomy)

32671: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with removal of lung (pneumonectomy)

32672: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with resection-plication for emphysematous lung (bullous or non-bullous) for lung volume reduction (LVRS), unilateral includes any pleural procedure, when performed

32673: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with resection of thymus, unilateral or bilateral

+32674: Thoracoscopy, surgical; with mediastinal and regional lymphadenectomy (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)