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D9189CZ

D9189CZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Californium 252 (Cf-252)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Californium 252

How D9189CZ 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. 8Body 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 D9189CZ

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

  • 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)
  • D917BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Sinuses using Other Isotope
  • D91897ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D91898ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D91899ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D9189BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D9189CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D9189YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Other Isotope
  • D918B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D918B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D918B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D918B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D918BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • D918BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D918BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026