Chest Tube Removal: CPT Codes, ICD-10 & Procedure Overview

Procedure: Removal of chest tube

CPT® code: 32405

Description: Removal of chest tube; single, requiring use of bronchoscope

32406 Removal of chest tube; single, without use of bronchoscope

ICD-10-CM codes:

J96.0 Pneumothorax, unspecified

J96.8 Other specified disorders of lung

J96.9 Unspecified pleural effusion

J97.0 Spontaneous pneumothorax

J97.1 Tension pneumothorax

J97.2 Pneumothorax, traumatic, external

J97.3 Traumatic pneumothorax, internal

J98.0 Postoperative pneumothorax

J98.1 Pneumothorax, iatrogenic

J98.2 Pneumothorax in newborn

J98.3 Hemothorax

J98.4 Traumatic hemothorax

J98.5 Spontaneous hemothorax

J98.8 Other specified pleural disorders

J98.9 Unspecified pleural disorder

Select the appropriate code(s) based on the patient's diagnosis and the type of chest tube removal procedure performed.