MCMedicalCodingSoftware
Free trial
DB16BYZ

DB16BYZ — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Other Isotope

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Oth Isotope

How DB16BYZ 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. YDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB16BYZ

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

  • 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)
  • DB16B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB16BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB16BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB16BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB16BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Mediastinum using Other Isotope
  • DB1797ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB1798ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1799ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB179BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB179CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB179YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Other Isotope
  • DB17B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB17B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026