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DD159BZ

DD159BZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Pd-103

How DD159BZ 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. 5Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DD159BZ

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

  • DD14B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Ileum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD14BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Ileum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DD14BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Ileum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD14BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Ileum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD14BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Ileum using Other Isotope
  • DD1597ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD1598ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD1599ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD159BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD159CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD159YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Other Isotope
  • DD15B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DD15B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD15B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD15B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD15BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DD15BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026