 2008 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 ICD-9-CM 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
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