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Inpatient Procedure Code

07N50ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Release Right Axillary Lymphatic, Open Approach

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Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body System7

Lymphatic and Hemic Systems

3
Root OperationN

Release

Freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by the use of force

4
Body Part5

Lymphatic, Right Axillary

5
Approach0

Open

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 12 MS-DRGs:

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

07N10ZZ — Release Right Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N20ZZ — Release Left Neck Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N30ZZ — Release Right Upper Extremity Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N40ZZ — Release Left Upper Extremity Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N60ZZ — Release Left Axillary Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N70ZZ — Release Thorax Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N80ZZ — Release Right Internal Mammary Lymphatic, Open Approach, 07N90ZZ — Release Left Internal Mammary Lymphatic, Open Approach, +12 more

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

07N53ZZ — Release Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach, 07N54ZZ — Release Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Lymphatic procedures, NEC (Lymphatic and Hemic System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of 07N50ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 07N50ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

MS-DRG participation (12)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • LYM011 — Lymphatic procedures, NEC[CCSR category]: “Lymphatic procedures, NEC — Lymphatic and Hemic System Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (1040)

  • MDC 16 — Diseases and Disorders of Blood, Blood Forming Organs and Immunologic Disorders[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of Blood, Blood Forming Organs and Immunologic Disorders — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • MDC 17 — Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms[MDC crossing]: “Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
  • A18.2 — Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy — grouped in MDC 16, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A18.85 — Tuberculosis of spleen[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculosis of spleen — grouped in MDC 16, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • A28.1 — Cat-scratch disease[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Cat-scratch disease — grouped in MDC 16, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • D15.0 — Benign neoplasm of thymus[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Benign neoplasm of thymus — grouped in MDC 16, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • D18.1 — Lymphangioma, any site[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Lymphangioma, any site — grouped in MDC 16, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
  • and 1035 more

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Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2016 onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2027; CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources