2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 88.72 Diagnostic ultrasound of heart A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves directed over the chest wall to obtain a graphic record of the heart's position, motion of the walls, or internal parts such as the valves. Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues using a transducer placed in the esophagus. Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. 88.72 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 88.72 contains 7 index entries View the full Volume 3 88.* hierarchy 88.72 also known as: Echocardiography Transesophageal echocardiography 88.72 excludes: echocardiography of heart chambers (37.28) intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) (37.28) intravascular (IVUS) imaging of coronary vessels (00.24) Index entries containing 88.72: Dopplergram, Doppler flow mapping -- see also Ultrasonography heart 88.72 Echocardiography 88.72 intracardiac (heart chambers) (ICE) 37.28 intravascular (coronary vessels) 00.24 transesophageal 88.72 monitoring (Doppler) (ultrasound) 89.68 Flowmetry, Doppler (ultrasonic) -- see also Ultrasonography heart 88.72 Mapping cardiac (electrophysiologic) 37.27 doppler (flow) 88.72 Ultrasonography heart 88.72 Ultrasound heart non-invasive 88.72