Hyperthermia of Chest Skin

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 Hyperthermia of Chest Skin

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
DHY27ZZ	Contact Radiation of Face Skin	Valid
DHY28ZZ	Hyperthermia of Face Skin	Valid
DHY2FZZ	Plaque Radiation of Face Skin	Valid
DHY37ZZ	Contact Radiation of Neck Skin	Valid
DHY38ZZ	Hyperthermia of Neck Skin	Valid
DHY3FZZ	Plaque Radiation of Neck Skin	Valid
DHY47ZZ	Contact Radiation of Arm Skin	Valid
DHY48ZZ	Hyperthermia of Arm Skin	Valid
DHY4FZZ	Plaque Radiation of Arm Skin	Valid
DHY5FZZ	Plaque Radiation of Hand Skin	Valid
DHY67ZZ	Contact Radiation of Chest Skin	Valid
DHY6FZZ	Plaque Radiation of Chest Skin	Valid

At a glance

Code: DHY68ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: DHY

Where this code sits

Section D Radiation Therapy
Body system DH Skin
Category DHY Radiation Therapy, Skin, Other Radiation
This code DHY68ZZ Hyperthermia of Chest Skin

What each character means

D Section Radiation Therapy
H Body system Skin
Y Root operation Other Radiation
6 Treatment Site Skin, Chest
8 Modality Qualifier Hyperthermia
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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