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DB17BB1

DB17BB1 — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Pd-103, Unidirect

How DB17BB1 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. 7Body partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 1QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB17BB1

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

  • 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)
  • DB17B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB17B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB17BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB17BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB17BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB17BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest Wall using Other Isotope
  • DB1897ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB1898ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB1899ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB189BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB189CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026