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DB189YZ

DB189YZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Other Isotope

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Oth Isotope

How DB189YZ 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. 8Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. YDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB189YZ

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

  • 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)
  • DB189YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Other Isotope
  • DB18B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DB18B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DB18B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DB18B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DB18BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DB18BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DB18BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DB18BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Other Isotope
ICD-10-PCSFY2026