2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code CW7NPZZ

Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy of Whole Body using Strontium 89 (Sr-89)

ICD-10-PCS Code:: CW7NPZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:: Sys Nucl Med Therapy of Whole Body using Strontium 89
Is Billable?: Yes - Valid for Submission
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CW7NPZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of systemic nuclear medicine therapy of whole body using strontium 89 (sr-89). The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves introduction of unsealed radioactive materials into the body for treatment.

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Clinical Classification
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CW7NPZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the nuclear medicine section and is part of the anatomical regions body system, classified under systemic nuclear medicine therapy type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is whole body.

Position	Designation	Character	Label	Procedures Notes
1	Section	C	Nuclear Medicine
2	Body System	W	Anatomical Regions
3	Type	7	Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy	Involves: Introduction of unsealed radioactive materials into the body for treatment
4	BodyPart	N	Whole Body
5	Radionuclide	P	Strontium 89 (Sr-89)
6	Qualifier	Z	None	Explanation: The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.
7	Qualifier	Z	None	Explanation: The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Clinical Category is Radionuclide therapy and non-imaging procedures
CCSR Category Code: NCM003
Clinical Domain is Nuclear Medicine - NCM contains 4 categories that include nuclear medicine procedures such as planar nuclear medicine imaging, tomographic nuclear medicine imaging, radionuclide therapy and non-imaging procedures, and positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

ICD-9-PCS: 9228 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.