0WHC01Z
0WHC01Z — Insertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Open Approach
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Insertion of Radioact Elem into Mediastinum, Open Approach
How 0WHC01Z 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.
- 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
- WBody systemWhich system it acts on
- HRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- CBody partThe specific site
- 0ApproachHow the site was reached
- 1DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 0WHC01Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 0WHB03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
- 0WHB0YZInsertion of Other Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Open Approach
- 0WHB31ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHB33ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHB3YZInsertion of Other Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHB41ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WHB43ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WHB4YZInsertion of Other Device into Left Pleural Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WHC01ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WHC03ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WHC0GZInsertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WHC0YZInsertion of Other Device into Mediastinum, Open Approach
- 0WHC31ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHC33ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHC3GZInsertion of Defibrillator Lead into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHC3YZInsertion of Other Device into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WHC41ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Mediastinum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach