DWY18ZZ
DWY18ZZ — Hyperthermia of Head and Neck
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Hyperthermia of Head and Neck
How DWY18ZZ 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
- WBody systemWhich system it acts on
- YRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 1Body partThe specific site
- 8ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near DWY18ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- DW23DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Abdomen
- DW23HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Abdomen
- DW23JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Abdomen
- DW26DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Pelvic Region
- DW26HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Pelvic Region
- DW26JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Pelvic Region
- DWY17ZZContact Radiation of Head and Neck
- DWY18ZZHyperthermia of Head and Neck
- DWY1FZZPlaque Radiation of Head and Neck
- DWY27ZZContact Radiation of Chest
- DWY28ZZHyperthermia of Chest
- DWY2FZZPlaque Radiation of Chest
- DWY37ZZContact Radiation of Abdomen
- DWY38ZZHyperthermia of Abdomen
- DWY3FZZPlaque Radiation of Abdomen
- DWY47ZZContact Radiation of Hemibody