Radiotherapy DRG 849

The 2024 Diagnosis Related Groups dataset

DRG 849

Radiotherapy

Z51.0  Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapy

• Z51.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Z51.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z51.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z51.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above Z51.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z51.0:

• Z00-Z99  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
• Z40-Z53  Encounters for other specific health care
• Z51  Encounter for other aftercare and medical care

Present On Admission

• Z51.0 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z51.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

• 826 Myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplasms with major o.r. Procedures with mcc
• 827 Myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplasms with major o.r. Procedures with cc
• 828 Myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplasms with major o.r. Procedures without cc/mcc
• 829 Myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplasms with other procedures with cc/mcc
• 830 Myeloproliferative disorders or poorly differentiated neoplasms with other procedures without cc/mcc
• 849 Radiotherapy

Convert Z51.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z51.0:

• Admission (for) – see also Encounter (for)
  • aftercareZ51.89 – see also Aftercare
    • radiation therapy Z51.0 (antineoplastic)
  • radiation therapy Z51.0 (antineoplastic)
• Encounter (with health service) (for) Z76.89
  • radiation therapy Z51.0 (antineoplastic)
• Maintenance (encounter for)
  • antineoplastic radiation therapy Z51.0
• Radiation
  • therapy, encounter for Z51.0
• Radiotherapy session Z51.0