ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 07 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems › 079 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems, Drainage › 07988ZZ
07988ZZ
Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.
- FY2018 Added to the code set Drainage of Right Internal Mammary Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Drainage
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies
For example
- Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 079000Z | Drainage of Head Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Open Approach | Valid |
| 07900ZX | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 07900ZZ | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Open Approach | Valid |
| 079030Z | Drainage of Head Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 07903ZX | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 07903ZZ | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 079040Z | Drainage of Head Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 07904ZX | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 07904ZZ | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 079080Z | Drainage of Head Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 07908ZX | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic | Valid |
| 07908ZZ | Drainage of Head Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |