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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 34.92

Injection into thoracic cavity
  • 34.92 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 34.92 contains 7 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 34.* hierarchy

34.92 also known as:

  • Chemical pleurodesis
  • Injection of cytotoxic agent or tetracycline
  • Instillation into thoracic cavity
  • Requires additional code for any cancer chemotherapeutic substance (99.25)

34.92 excludes:

  • that for collapse of lung (33.32)

Index entries containing 34.92:

Injection (into) (hypodermically) (intramuscularly) (intravenously) (acting locally or systemically)
  • sclerosing agent NEC 99.29
    • pleura 34.92
    • thoracic cavity 34.92
      Instillation
      • thoracic cavity 34.92
        Pleurodesis 34.6
        • chemical 34.92
          • with cancer chemotherapy substance 34.92 [99.25]
            • tetracycline 34.92 [99.21]
          Pleurosclerosis 34.6
          • chemical 34.92
            • with cancer chemotherapy substance 34.92 [99.25]
              • tetracycline 34.92 [99.21]
            Scarification
            • pleura 34.6
              • chemical 34.92
                • with cancer chemotherapy substance 34.92 [99.25]
                  • tetracycline 34.92 [99.21]
              Sclerotherapy
              • pleura 34.92
                • treatment of malignancy (cytotoxic agent) 34.92 [99.25]
                  • with tetracycline 34.92 [99.21]