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DPY77ZZ

DPY77ZZContact Radiation of Radius/Ulna

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Contact Radiation of Radius/Ulna

How DPY77ZZ 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. PBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. YRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 7Body 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 DPY77ZZ

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

ICD-10-PCSFY2026