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D918BYZ

D918BYZ — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Other Isotope

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Oth Isotope

How D918BYZ 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. YDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near D918BYZ

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

  • 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)
  • D918BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Hard Palate using Other Isotope
  • D91997ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • D91998ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • D91999ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • D9199BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • D9199CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • D9199YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Other Isotope
  • D919B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • D919B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Soft Palate using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026