Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 079B3ZX

Drainage of Mesenteric Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic

ICD-10-PCS Code:
079B3ZX
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Drainage of Mesenteric Lymphatic, Perc Approach, Diagn
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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079B3ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of mesenteric lymphatic, percutaneous approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

079B3ZX 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, mesenteric.

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 B Lymphatic, Mesenteric Includes:
  • Inferior mesenteric lymph node
  • Pararectal lymph node
  • Superior mesenteric lymph node
5 Approach 3 Percutaneous

Involves:
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

6 Device Z No Device

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

7 Qualifier X Diagnostic

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, Mesenteric

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.