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D9YCFZZ

D9YCFZZPlaque Radiation of Pharynx

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Plaque Radiation of Pharynx

How D9YCFZZ 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. 9Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. YRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. FApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D9YCFZZ

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

  • D9Y97ZZContact Radiation of Soft Palate
  • D9Y98ZZHyperthermia of Soft Palate
  • D9Y9FZZPlaque Radiation of Soft Palate
  • D9YB7ZZContact Radiation of Larynx
  • D9YB8ZZHyperthermia of Larynx
  • D9YBCZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Larynx
  • D9YBFZZPlaque Radiation of Larynx
  • D9YCCZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Pharynx
  • D9YCFZZPlaque Radiation of Pharynx
  • D9YD7ZZContact Radiation of Nasopharynx
  • D9YD8ZZHyperthermia of Nasopharynx
  • D9YDCZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Nasopharynx
  • D9YDFZZPlaque Radiation of Nasopharynx
  • D9YF7ZZContact Radiation of Oropharynx
  • D9YF8ZZHyperthermia of Oropharynx
  • DB000ZZBeam Radiation of Trachea using Photons <1 MeV
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