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DB159BZ

DB159BZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Pd-103

How DB159BZ 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. 5Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB159BZ

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

  • 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)
  • DB159BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB159CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB159YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Other Isotope
  • DB15B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB15B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB15B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB15B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB15BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB15BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026