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07B60ZZ

Excision of Left Axillary Lymphatic, 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 Excision of Left Axillary Lymphatic, 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 Excision

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies

For example

  • Partial nephrectomy, liver biopsy

4. Body Part Lymphatic, Left Axillary

Also covers

  • Anterior (pectoral) lymph node
  • Apical (subclavicular) lymph node
  • Brachial (lateral) lymph node
  • Central axillary lymph node
  • Lateral (brachial) lymph node
  • Pectoral (anterior) lymph node
  • Posterior (subscapular) lymph node
  • Subclavicular (apical) lymph node

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
07B00ZX Excision of Head Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B00ZZ Excision of Head Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07B03ZX Excision of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B03ZZ Excision of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07B04ZX Excision of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B04ZZ Excision of Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
07B10ZX Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B10ZZ Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07B13ZX Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B13ZZ Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07B14ZX Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic Valid
07B14ZZ Excision of Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid