DDY78ZZ
DDY78ZZ — Hyperthermia of Rectum
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Hyperthermia of Rectum
How DDY78ZZ 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.
- DSectionRadiation Therapy — What family of procedure this is
- DBody systemWhich system it acts on
- YRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 7Body partThe specific site
- 8ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near DDY78ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- DDY48ZZHyperthermia of Ileum
- DDY4CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Ileum
- DDY4FZZPlaque Radiation of Ileum
- DDY57ZZContact Radiation of Colon
- DDY58ZZHyperthermia of Colon
- DDY5CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Colon
- DDY5FZZPlaque Radiation of Colon
- DDY77ZZContact Radiation of Rectum
- DDY78ZZHyperthermia of Rectum
- DDY7CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Rectum
- DDY7FZZPlaque Radiation of Rectum
- DDY8CZZIntraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) of Anus
- DDY8FZZPlaque Radiation of Anus
- DF000ZZBeam Radiation of Liver using Photons <1 MeV
- DF001ZZBeam Radiation of Liver using Photons 1 - 10 MeV
- DF002ZZBeam Radiation of Liver using Photons >10 MeV