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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 36

Operations on vessels of heart
  • 36 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 36.* hierarchy

Code also any:

  • cardiopulmonary bypass, if performed [extracorporeal circulation] [heart-lung machine] (39.61)
  • injection or infusion of platelet inhibitor (99.20)
  • injection or infusion of thrombolytic agent (99.10)

36 includes:

  • sternotomy (median) (transverse) as operative approach
  • thoracotomy as operative approach