Thoracotomy is the approach used and is not coded. Code for lobectomy, lung, complete, other is 32.49
86.3
348.4
CPT code; Surgery / Digestive System / Excision; Total or near total esophagectomy without thoracotomy; with pharngyogastrostomy or cervical esophagogastrostomy, with or without pyloroplasty (transhiatal).
32.49 icd 9 32480 cpt
32663
32663
the code for foreign body present in auditory canal is 931
A lobectomy is a procedure in which a full lobe of one's lung is removed in order to stop lung cancer from spreading. If one were to go through such procedure, the code for this is 32.49.
ICD9CM is the official system of assigning codes associated with hospitals in the Untied States. Originally used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates until 1999. It consist of a numerical list of the disease code, an alphabetical index of the diseases entries and a classification system for the procedures.
32.4932140
Removal of single or dual chamberimplantable defibrillator electrode(s) ; by thoracotomy
The ICD-9-CM code for gastroenteritis due to the Norwalk virus is 008.63. This code will become A08.11 with the new ICD-10-CM codes.