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D915B9Z

D915B9Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iodine 125 (I-125)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iodine 125

How D915B9Z 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. 9Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 5Body partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 9DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D915B9Z

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

  • D91598ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D91599ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D9159BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D9159CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D9159YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Other Isotope
  • D915B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D915B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D915B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D915B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D915BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D915BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D915BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D915BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Tongue using Other Isotope
  • D91697ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D91698ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D91699ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D9169BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026