2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 079J8ZZ

079J8ZZ 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, left inguinal.

Replacement Code

079J8ZZ replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-PCS code(s):

• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach
• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach
• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach
• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach
• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach
• 079J4ZZ - Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Perc Endo Approach

Clinical Classification

• Clinical Category is Lymphatic procedures, NEC

• CCSR Category Code: LYM011
• Clinical Domain is Lymphatic and Hemic System Procedures - LYM contains 11 categories that include procedures performed on the lymphatic and hemic system, such as bone marrow biopsy, lymph node biopsy, lymph node dissection, and splenectomy.

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:

• ICD-9-PCS: 9999 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
  The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Drainage Lymphatic, Left Inguinal

• 079J00Z Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Open Approach
• 079J0ZX Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic
• 079J0ZZ Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Open Approach
• 079J30Z Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
• 079J3ZX Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
• 079J3ZZ Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach
• 079J40Z Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
• 079J4ZX Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
• 079J4ZZ Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
• 079J80Z Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
• 079J8ZX Drainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic

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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.