079230Z

PCS Procedure

Drainage of L Neck Lymph with Drain Dev, Perc Approach

Drainage of Left Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach

About ICD-10-PCS code 079230Z

ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 079230Z: Drainage of Left Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach. Table 079, part of Section 0 (Medical and Surgical) contains it. The procedure targets the Lymphatic and Hemic Systems body system. The approach used is Percutaneous.

Procedure Details

Section
[0] Medical and Surgical
Body System
Lymphatic and Hemic Systems
Root Operation
Drainage

Clinical Definitions

Root Operation · Operation
Drainage

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

Includes: Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Approach · Approach
Percutaneous

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

Adjacent Procedure Codes