2020 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 079L4ZX
Drainage of Cisterna Chyli, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
Valid for Submission
079L4ZX is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of drainage of cisterna chyli, percutaneous endoscopic approach, diagnostic. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 079L4ZX is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the lymphatic and hemic systems body system, classified under the drainage operation. The applicable bodypart is cisterna chyli.
ICD-10-PCS: | 079L4ZX |
Short Description: | Drainage of Cisterna Chyli, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn |
Long Description: | Drainage of Cisterna Chyli, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic |
ICD-10-PCS Details
Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
Character 2 | 7 | Body System | Lymphatic and Hemic Systems | |
Character 3 | 9 | Operation | Drainage | Thoracentesis, incision and drainage |
Character 4 | L | BodyPart | Cisterna Chyli | Lumbar lymphatic trunk |
Character 5 | 4 | Approach | Percutaneous Endoscopic | 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 |
Character 6 | Z | Device | No Device | |
Character 7 | X | Qualifier | Diagnostic |
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 079L4ZX is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.
- 040 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 041 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUROSTIMULATOR
- 042 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 356 - OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 357 - OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 358 - OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 423 - OTHER HEPATOBILIARY OR PANCREAS O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 424 - OTHER HEPATOBILIARY OR PANCREAS O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 425 - OTHER HEPATOBILIARY OR PANCREAS O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 515 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 516 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 517 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 579 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 580 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 581 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 628 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 629 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 630 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 673 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC
- 674 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC
- 675 - OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 802 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITH MCC
- 803 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITH CC
- 804 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert 079L4ZX 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:
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. This 2020 ICD-10-PCS code is to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
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.