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ICD 10 Code 079100Z

Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Open Approach
“Drainage of R Neck Lymph with Drain Dev, Open Approach” for short

079100Z is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Right Neck Lymphatic with Drainage Device, Open Approach. It is found in the 2025 version of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025.

Drainage involves:
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part. The qualifier DIAGNOSTIC is used to identify drainage procedures that are biopsies

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

Drainage includes:

  • Thoracentesis, incision and drainage

Lymphatic, Right Neck body part includes:

  • Cervical lymph node
  • Jugular lymph node
  • Mastoid (postauricular) lymph node
  • Occipital lymph node
  • Postauricular (mastoid) lymph node
  • Retropharyngeal lymph node
  • Right jugular trunk
  • Right lymphatic duct
  • Right subclavian trunk
  • Supraclavicular (Virchow's) lymph node
  • Virchow's (supraclavicular) lymph node

Drainage Device device includes:

  • Cystostomy tube
  • Foley catheter
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter
  • Thoracostomy tube
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 09 Diseases & Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Breast
    Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures
    • DRG 579 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 580 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 581 - OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 16 Diseases & Disorders of Blood, Blood Forming Organs, Immunologic Disorders
    Other O.R. Procedures of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs
    • DRG 802 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITH MCC
    • DRG 803 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITH CC
    • DRG 804 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 99 Other
    Non-extensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis
    • DRG 987 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC
    • DRG 988 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC
    • DRG 989 - NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

ICD-10-PCS code structure for 079100Z — See Table View

1: Section 0 Medical and Surgical
2: Body System 7 Lymphatic and Hemic Systems
3: Root Operation 9 Drainage
4: Body Part 1 Lymphatic, Right Neck
5: Approach 0 Open
6: Device 0 Drainage Device
7: Qualifier Z No Qualifier

See also

  • The ICD-10-PCS Index of common procedure terms.
  • Medical and Surgical terms in the ICD-10-PCS Definitions table. These definitions may also provide additional explanation and/or examples within this section.
  • The ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table containing entries that correlate a specific ICD-10-PCS device value with a general device value to be used in tables containing only general device values.