Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 07T70ZZ

Resection of Thorax Lymphatic, Open Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:
07T70ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Resection of Thorax Lymphatic, Open Approach
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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07T70ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of resection of thorax lymphatic, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

07T70ZZ 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 resection operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lymphatic, thorax.

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

Involves:
Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Includes:
  • Total nephrectomy, total lobectomy of lung
4 BodyPart 7 Lymphatic, Thorax Includes:
  • Intercostal lymph node
  • Mediastinal lymph node
  • Parasternal lymph node
  • Paratracheal lymph node
  • Tracheobronchial lymph node
5 Approach 0 Open

Involves:
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose 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 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.

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 Resection Lymphatic, Thorax

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.