ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 07 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems › 07J Lymphatic and Hemic Systems, Inspection › 07JK0ZZ
Inspection of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach
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 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Inspection 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 Inspection
Visually and/or manually exploring a body part
Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers
For example
- Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy
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
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 07JK3ZZ | Inspection of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 07JK4ZZ | Inspection of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 07JL0ZZ | Inspection of Cisterna Chyli, Open Approach | Valid |
| 07JL3ZZ | Inspection of Cisterna Chyli, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 07JL4ZZ | Inspection of Cisterna Chyli, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 07JM0ZZ | Inspection of Thymus, Open Approach | Valid |
| 07JM3ZZ | Inspection of Thymus, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 07JM4ZZ | Inspection of Thymus, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 07JN0ZZ | Inspection of Lymphatic, Open Approach | Valid |
| 07JN3ZZ | Inspection of Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 07JN4ZZ | Inspection of Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 07JN8ZZ | Inspection of Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |