40.23 - Excision Of Axillary Lymph Node

The ICD 9 Code for Excision of axillary lymph node is listed as 40.23.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	40.23
Description:	Excision of axillary lymph node
Short Description:	Excise axillary node

Chapter:	Operations on the hemic and lymphatic system
Subsection 1:	Operations on lymphatic system
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B50ZZ - Excision of Right Axillary Lymphatic, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B53ZZ - Excision of Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B54ZZ - Excision of Right Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B60ZZ - Excision of Left Axillary Lymphatic, Open Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B63ZZ - Excision of Left Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code:	07B64ZZ - Excision of Left Axillary Lymphatic, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 40.23:
40.21 - Excision of deep cervical lymph node
40.22 - Excision of internal mammary lymph node
40.24 - Excision of inguinal lymph node
40.29 - Simple excision of other lymphatic structure