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DD10B8Z

DD10B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iridium 192

How DD10B8Z 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. DBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DD10B8Z

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

  • DD1097ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD1098ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD1099ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD109BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD109CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD109YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Other Isotope
  • DD10B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DD10B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD10B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD10B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD10BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DD10BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD10BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD10BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Esophagus using Other Isotope
  • DD1197ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Stomach using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD1198ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Stomach using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD1199ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Stomach using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026