Drainage of Right Axillary Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
Medical and Surgical·Lymphatic and Hemic Systems·Table 079·FY 2027
ICD-10-PCS classifies this procedure as 079540Z: Drainage of Right Axillary Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Endoscopic.
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What the code means
Drainage: root operation
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
Percutaneous Endoscopic: approach
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