075K0ZZBillable procedure code

Destruction of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach

Medical and Surgical·Lymphatic and Hemic Systems·Table 075·FY 2027

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 075K0ZZ: Destruction of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach. Table 075, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lymphatic and Hemic Systems body system. The approach used is Open.

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What the code means

Destruction: root operation

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes: Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Open: approach

Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure