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DW21DZZ

DW21DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Head and Neck

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Stereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Head and Neck

How DW21DZZ 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. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 2Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. DApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW21DZZ

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

  • DW1QBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Respiratory Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1RBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Genitourinary Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1RBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Genitourinary Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1XBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1XBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1YBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1YBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW21DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW21HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW21JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW22DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Chest
  • DW22HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Chest
  • DW22JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Chest
  • DW23DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Abdomen
  • DW23HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Abdomen
  • DW23JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Abdomen
ICD-10-PCSFY2026