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ICD 10 Code 07970ZX

Drainage of Thorax Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic

07970ZX is a valid billable ICD-10 procedure code for Drainage of Thorax Lymphatic, Open Approach, Diagnostic. 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, Thorax body part includes:

  • Intercostal lymph node
  • Mediastinal lymph node
  • Parasternal lymph node
  • Paratracheal lymph node
  • Tracheobronchial lymph node
MS-DRG - Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group
  • MDC 01 Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System
    Peripheral and Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures
    • DRG 040 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 041 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUROSTIMULATOR
    • DRG 042 - PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 04 Diseases & Disorders of the Respiratory System
    Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 166 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 167 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 168 - OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • MDC 05 Diseases & Disorders of the Circulatory System
    Other Circulatory O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 264 - OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES
  • MDC 08 Diseases & Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue
    Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
    • DRG 515 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 516 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 517 - OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
  • 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 10 Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases & Disorders
    Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Procedures
    • DRG 628 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
    • DRG 629 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
    • DRG 630 - OTHER ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC O.R. 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 07970ZX — 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 7 Lymphatic, Thorax
5: Approach 0 Open
6: Device Z No Device
7: Qualifier X Diagnostic

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.