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D0Y17ZZ

D0Y17ZZContact Radiation of Brain Stem

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Contact Radiation of Brain Stem

How D0Y17ZZ 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. YRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. 7ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D0Y17ZZ

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

  • D027DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
  • D027HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
  • D027JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Peripheral Nerve
  • D0Y07ZZContact Radiation of Brain
  • D0Y08ZZHyperthermia of Brain
  • D0Y0CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Brain
  • D0Y0FZZPlaque Radiation of Brain
  • D0Y17ZZContact Radiation of Brain Stem
  • D0Y18ZZHyperthermia of Brain Stem
  • D0Y1CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Brain Stem
  • D0Y1FZZPlaque Radiation of Brain Stem
  • D0Y67ZZContact Radiation of Spinal Cord
  • D0Y68ZZHyperthermia of Spinal Cord
  • D0Y6CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Spinal Cord
  • D0Y6FZZPlaque Radiation of Spinal Cord
  • D0Y77ZZContact Radiation of Peripheral Nerve
ICD-10-PCSFY2026