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D021HZZ

D021HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Brain Stem

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Stereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Brain Stem

How D021HZZ 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.

  1. DSectionRadiation Therapy — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 2Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. HApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D021HZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • D017BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D017BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D017BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Other Isotope
  • D020DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Brain
  • D020HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Brain
  • D020JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Brain
  • D021DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Brain Stem
  • D021HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Brain Stem
  • D021JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Brain Stem
  • D026DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Spinal Cord
  • D026HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Spinal Cord
  • D026JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Spinal Cord
  • D027DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
  • D027HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
  • D027JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
ICD-10-PCSFY2026