DWY38ZZ
DWY38ZZ — Hyperthermia of Abdomen
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Hyperthermia of Abdomen
How DWY38ZZ 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
- 3Body partThe specific site
- 8ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near DWY38ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- DWY48ZZHyperthermia of Hemibody
- DWY4FZZPlaque Radiation of Hemibody
- DWY57ZZContact Radiation of Whole Body
- DWY58ZZHyperthermia of Whole Body
- DWY5FZZPlaque Radiation of Whole Body
- DWY5GDZIsotope Administration to Whole Body using Iodine 131 (I-131)