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07C53ZZ

Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous 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 Extirpation of Matter from Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous 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 Extirpation

Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

For example

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy

4. Body Part Lymphatic, Right 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 Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
07C00ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07C03ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07C04ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Head Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
07C10ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07C13ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07C14ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
07C20ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07C23ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07C24ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Left Neck Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
07C30ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Lymphatic, Open Approach Valid
07C33ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach Valid
07C34ZZ Extirpation of Matter from Right Upper Extremity Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid