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CW7GGZZ

Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Thyroid using Iodine 131 (I-131)

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Thyroid using Iodine 131 (I-131)

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy

Introduction of unsealed radioactive materials into the body for treatment

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
CW70NZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Abdomen using Phosphorus 32 (P-32) Valid
CW70YZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Abdomen using Other Radionuclide Valid
CW73NZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Chest using Phosphorus 32 (P-32) Valid
CW73YZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Chest using Other Radionuclide Valid
CW7GYZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Thyroid using Other Radionuclide Valid
CW7N8ZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Samarium 153 (Sm-153) Valid
CW7NGZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Iodine 131 (I-131) Valid
CW7NNZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Phosphorus 32 (P-32) Valid
CW7NPZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Strontium 89 (Sr-89) Valid
CW7NYZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Other Radionuclide Valid
CW7YYZZ Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Multiple Anatomical Regions using Other Radionuclide Valid