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D016B8Z

D016B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Iridium 192

How D016B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D016B8Z

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

  • 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)
  • D016BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Spinal Cord using Other Isotope
  • D01797ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D01798ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D01799ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Peripheral Nerve using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026