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DB12B8Z

DB12B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iridium 192

How DB12B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB12B8Z

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

  • 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)
  • DB12B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB12BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB12BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB12BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB12BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lung using Other Isotope
  • DB1597ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB1598ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1599ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026