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DB1697Z

DB1697Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Cesium 137

How DB1697Z 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. 6Body 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 DB1697Z

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

  • 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)
  • DB15BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB15BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pleura using Other Isotope
  • DB1697ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB1698ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1699ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB169BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB169CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB169YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Other Isotope
  • DB16B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB16B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB16B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026