ICD-10-PCS Body System: ICD-10-PCS Body System D8 - Eye
The ICD-10-PCS root operation for Radiation Therapy in the Eye body system (D8) involves delivering targeted radiation to treat diseases, often cancer, affecting ocular structures. This treatment uses energy beams or radioactive sources to destroy or control abnormal tissue.
Radiation Therapy for the Eye includes several approaches. Beam Radiation (D80) employs external machines to direct high-energy rays precisely at tumors. Brachytherapy (D81) involves placing radioactive material directly inside or near the tumor using implants such as seeds or wires, allowing focused treatment with limited exposure to surrounding tissue. Stereotactic Radiosurgery (D82) is a highly precise external technique that delivers a single, concentrated dose of radiation, usually guided by specialized equipment to target the tumor accurately. The Other Radiation category (D8Y) encompasses less common or unspecified radiation therapies for the eye. Understanding these ICD-10-PCS eye radiation therapy codes is essential for correctly documenting and billing radiation treatments tailored to ocular conditions.
List of ICD-10-PCS procedures under ICD-10-PCS Body System D8 - Eye
D82 - Stereotactic Radiosurgery - A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor
D81 - Brachytherapy - A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor
D80 - Beam Radiation - A type of radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at the cancer from outside of the body
