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DB11B6Z

DB11B6Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Cesium 131

How DB11B6Z 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. BBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 6DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB11B6Z

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

  • DB10BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Trachea using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB10BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Trachea using Other Isotope
  • DB1197ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB1198ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1199ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB119BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB119CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB119YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Other Isotope
  • DB11B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB11B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB11B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB11B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB11BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB11BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB11BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB11BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bronchus using Other Isotope
  • DB1297ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
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