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DD1798Z

DD1798ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iridium 192

How DD1798Z 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. 7Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DD1798Z

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

  • 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)
  • DD15BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD15BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Colon using Other Isotope
  • DD1797ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD1798ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD1799ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DD179BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DD179CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DD179YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Other Isotope
  • DD17B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DD17B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DD17B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DD17B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Rectum using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026