208G00000X — Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Grouping

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

Specialization

None — this code IS the classification

Section

Individual

Definition

A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.