Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 079140Z

Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
079140Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Drainage of R Neck Lymph with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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079140Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of right neck lymphatic with drainage device, percutaneous endoscopic approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

079140Z PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the lymphatic and hemic systems body system, classified under drainage operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lymphatic, right neck.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2 Body System 7 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems
3 Operation 9 Drainage

Involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Explanation:
The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes:
  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage
4 BodyPart 1 Lymphatic, Right Neck Includes:
  • Cervical lymph node
  • Jugular lymph node
  • Mastoid (postauricular) lymph node
  • Occipital lymph node
  • Postauricular (mastoid) lymph node
  • Retropharyngeal lymph node
  • Right jugular trunk
  • Right lymphatic duct
  • Right subclavian trunk
  • Supraclavicular (Virchow's) lymph node
  • Virchow's (supraclavicular) lymph node
5 Approach 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic

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

6 Device 0 Drainage Device Includes:
  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Replaced Code

079140Z was replaced in the 2024 ICD-10-PCS code set with the code(s):

  • 079180Z - Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Endo
  • 079180Z - Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Endo
  • 079180Z - Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Endo
  • 079180Z - Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Endo
  • 079180Z - Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Endo

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Drainage Lymphatic, Right Neck

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.