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DB18B9Z

DB18B9Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iodine 125 (I-125)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Diaphragm using Iodine 125

How DB18B9Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 9DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DB18B9Z

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

  • 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
  • DB20DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Trachea
  • DB20HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Trachea
  • DB20JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Trachea
ICD-10-PCSFY2026