ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)
34.01 — Incision of chest wall
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-PCS equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM 34.01
34.01 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for incision of chest wall. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-PCS took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 9 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as 0W9800Z (Drainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Open Approach), 0W980ZZ (Drainage of Chest Wall, Open Approach) and 0W9830Z (Drainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-PCS equivalents
- 0W9800ZDrainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Open Approachapproximate
- 0W980ZZDrainage of Chest Wall, Open Approachapproximate
- 0W9830ZDrainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0W983ZZDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0W9840ZDrainage of Chest Wall with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0W984ZZDrainage of Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
- 0WP80JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Chest Wall, Open Approachapproximate
- 0WP83JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Chest Wall, Percutaneous Approachapproximate
- 0WP84JZRemoval of Synthetic Substitute from Chest Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approachapproximate
Common questions about 34.01
What is the ICD-10 code for ICD-9 34.01?
- The GEMs map 34.01 to ICD-10-PCS 0W9800Z, 0W980ZZ, 0W9830Z, 0W983ZZ, 0W9840Z, 0W984ZZ and 3 more.
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.