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D0169CZ

D0169CZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Californium 252 (Cf-252)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Californium 252

How D0169CZ is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. DSectionRadiation Therapy — What family of procedure this is
  2. 0Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 6Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. CDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D0169CZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • D011BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Brain Stem using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D011BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Brain Stem using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D011BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Brain Stem using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D011BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Brain Stem using Other Isotope
  • D01697ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D01698ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D01699ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D0169BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D0169CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D0169YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Other Isotope
  • D016B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D016B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D016B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D016B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D016BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D016BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D016BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026