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D9169CZ

D9169CZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Salivary Gland using Californium 252

How D9169CZ 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. 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 D9169CZ

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

  • 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)
  • D9169CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D9169YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Other Isotope
  • D916B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D916B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D916B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D916B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D916BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D916BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D916BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026