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DB1297Z

DB1297Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Cesium 137

How DB1297Z 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. 2Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 7DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB1297Z

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

  • 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)
  • DB1298ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1299ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB129BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB129CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB129YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Other Isotope
  • DB12B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB12B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB12B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026