Dilation in the ICD-10-PCS Index ICD-10-PCS
The main term Dilation carries 285 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries pointing to 20 PCS tables and codes. Each indented line refines the entry by body part, device, or qualifier and points to the table where the seven-character code is completed. Follow a chip to its code page to finish and verify the code.
Official CMS Definition
Dilation: Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part
Includes: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, internal urethrotomy
Definition from the CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS definitions file.
Index Entries Under Dilation 285 entries · 20 tables & codes
Chips of three or four characters open the PCS table family where the code is completed; seven-character chips are complete codes. Hover a chip for its official description.
Related Index Terms
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index release files, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.