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17.62 - Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy [LITT] Of Lesion Or Tissue Of Head And Neck Under Guidance


The ICD 9 Code for Laser interstitial thermal therapy [LITT] of lesion or tissue of head and neck under guidance is listed as 17.62.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 17.62
Description: Laser interstitial thermal therapy [LITT] of lesion or tissue of head and neck under guidance
Short Description: LITT les hd/nck,guidance
Chapter: Other miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Other miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: DGY0KZZ - Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Pituitary Gland (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: DGY1KZZ - Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Pineal Body (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: DGY4KZZ - Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Parathyroid Glands (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: DGY5KZZ - Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Thyroid (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 17.62:
17.61 - Laser interstitial thermal therapy [LITT] of lesion or tissue of brain under guidance
17.63 - Laser interstitial thermal therapy [LITT] of lesion or tissue of liver under guidance
17.69 - Laser interstitial thermal therapy [LITT] of lesion or tissue of other and unspecified site under guidance