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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 37.33

Excision or destruction of other lesion or tissue of heart, open approach
  • 37.33 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 37.33 contains 13 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 37.* hierarchy

37.33 also known as:

  • Ablation of heart tissue (cryoablation) (electrocurrent) (laser) (microwave) (radiofrequency) (resection), open chest approach
  • Cox-maze procedure
  • Maze procedure
  • Modified maze procedure, trans-thoracic approach

37.33 excludes:

  • ablation,excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of heart, endovascular approach (37.34)

Index entries containing 37.33:

Ablation
  • lesion
    • heart
      • maze procedure (Cox-maze)
        • open (trans-thoracic) approach 37.33
          • trans-thoracic approach 37.33
      Destruction
      • lesion (local)
        • heart 37.33
          • by catheter ablation 37.34
        Excision
        • cardioma 37.33
          • diverticulum
            • ventricle, heart 37.33
            • lesion (local)
              • atrium 37.33
                • heart 37.33
                  • myocardium 37.33
                    • ventricle (heart) 37.33
                    Myocardiectomy (infarcted area) 37.33
                      Operation
                      • maze procedure (ablation or destruction of heart tissue)
                        • by incision (open) 37.33
                          • trans-thoracic approach 37.33
                          Resection -- see also Excision, by site
                          • myocardium 37.33