ICD-10-PCS Body System: ICD-10-PCS Body System DF - Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
The ICD-10-PCS root operation DF represents Radiation Therapy for the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas. This operation involves using targeted radiation to treat diseases, primarily cancer, within these organs.
Radiation Therapy in this body system can be delivered in different ways. For example, Beam Radiation (DF0) uses external machines to direct high-energy rays at tumors from outside the body. Brachytherapy (DF1) places radioactive material directly into or near the tumor to maximize the local effect. Stereotactic Radiosurgery (DF2) utilizes specialized equipment to deliver a precise, high-dose single radiation treatment aimed at the tumor’s exact location. There is also a category for Other Radiation (DFY) methods not specified here. Accurate coding of these radiation therapies is essential for documenting the treatment approach to hepatobiliary and pancreatic conditions.
List of ICD-10-PCS procedures under ICD-10-PCS Body System DF - Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
DF0 - Beam Radiation - A type of radiation therapy that uses a machine to aim high-energy rays at the cancer from outside of the body
DF1 - 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
DF2 - 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
