Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Mouth and Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, New Technology Group 7

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

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

Valid FY2022 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2022 to now.

FY2022 Added to the code set Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Mouth and Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, New Technology Group 7

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 Insertion

Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach the site of the procedure

At a glance

Code: XWHD7Q7
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2022 onwards
In the code set: FY2022 onwards
Part of: XWH

Where this code sits

Section X New Technology
Body system XW Anatomical Regions
Category XWH New Technology, Anatomical Regions, Insertion
This code XWHD7Q7 Insertion of Neurostimulator Lead into Mouth and Pharynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, New Technology Group 7

What each character means

X Section New Technology
W Body system Anatomical Regions
H Root operation Insertion
D Body Part Mouth and Pharynx
7 Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening
Q Device / Substance / Technology Neurostimulator Lead
7 Qualifier New Technology Group 7

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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