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D9179CZ

D9179CZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Californium 252 (Cf-252)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Californium 252

How D9179CZ 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. 7Body 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 D9179CZ

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

  • 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)
  • D916BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Salivary Glands using Other Isotope
  • D91797ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D91798ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D91799ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D9179BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D9179CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D9179YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Other Isotope
  • D917B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D917B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D917B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D917B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D917BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D917BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D917BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026