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079K40Z

079K40Z: Drainage of Thoracic Duct with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Drainage of Thoracic Duct with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach

How 079K40Z is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical: What family of procedure this is
  2. 7Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 9Root operationThe objective: the verb of the procedure
  4. KBody partThe specific site
  5. 4ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 0DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 079K40Z

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two, usually the approach, device or qualifier.

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  • 079J8ZZDrainage of Left Inguinal Lymphatic, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 079K00ZDrainage of Thoracic Duct with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 079K0ZXDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 079K0ZZDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Open Approach
  • 079K30ZDrainage of Thoracic Duct with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Approach
  • 079K3ZXDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic
  • 079K3ZZDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Approach
  • 079K40ZDrainage of Thoracic Duct with Drainage Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 079K4ZXDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 079K4ZZDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 079K80ZDrainage of Thoracic Duct with Drainage Device, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 079K8ZXDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic
  • 079K8ZZDrainage of Thoracic Duct, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 079L00ZDrainage of Cisterna Chyli with Drainage Device, Open Approach
  • 079L0ZXDrainage of Cisterna Chyli, Open Approach, Diagnostic
  • 079L0ZZDrainage of Cisterna Chyli, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2027