Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Neutron Capture

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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Neutron Capture

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
DG000ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Photons <1 MeV	Valid
DG001ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Photons 1 - 10 MeV	Valid
DG002ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Photons >10 MeV	Valid
DG003Z0	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Electrons, Intraoperative	Valid
DG003ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Electrons	Valid
DG005ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Neutrons	Valid
DG006ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pituitary Gland using Neutron Capture	Valid
DG010ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Photons <1 MeV	Valid
DG011ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Photons 1 - 10 MeV	Valid
DG012ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Photons >10 MeV	Valid
DG013Z0	Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Electrons, Intraoperative	Valid
DG013ZZ	Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Electrons	Valid

At a glance

Code: DG016ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: DG0

Where this code sits

Section D Radiation Therapy
Body system DG Endocrine System
Category DG0 Radiation Therapy, Endocrine System, Beam Radiation
This code DG016ZZ Beam Radiation of Pineal Body using Neutron Capture

What each character means

D Section Radiation Therapy
G Body system Endocrine System
0 Root operation Beam Radiation
1 Treatment Site Pineal Body
6 Modality Qualifier Neutron Capture
Z Isotope None
Z Qualifier None

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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