ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 07 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems › 079 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems, Drainage › 079K0ZZ

079K0ZZ

Drainage of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Drainage of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach

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

4. Body Part Thoracic Duct

Also covers

  • Left jugular trunk
  • Left subclavian trunk

5. Approach Open

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
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