ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z53.32
Thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z53.32
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z53 — Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z53.32 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of thoracoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Z53
- Z53Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and treatment, not carried out
- Z53.0Procedure and treatment not carried out because of contraindication
- Z53.01Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient smoking
- Z53.09Procedure and treatment not carried out because of other contraindication
- Z53.1Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure
- Z53.2Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons
- Z53.20Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for unspecified reasons
- Z53.21Procedure and treatment not carried out due to patient leaving prior to being seen by health care provider
- Z53.29Procedure and treatment not carried out because of patient's decision for other reasons
- Z53.3Procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.31Laparoscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.33Arthroscopic surgical procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.39Other specified procedure converted to open procedure
- Z53.8Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons
- Z53.9Procedure and treatment not carried out, unspecified reason
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