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DD12B6Z

DD12B6Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Cesium 131

How DD12B6Z 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. 2Body partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 6DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DD12B6Z

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

  • DD11BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Stomach using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD11BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Stomach using Other Isotope
  • DD1297ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD1298ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD1299ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD129BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD129CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD129YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Other Isotope
  • DD12B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DD12B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD12B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD12B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD12BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DD12BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD12BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD12BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Duodenum using Other Isotope
  • DD1397ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Jejunum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026