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DF1197Z

DF1197Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Cesium 137

How DF1197Z 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. FBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 7DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DF1197Z

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

  • DF10B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DF10B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF10B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DF10B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DF10BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DF10BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DF10BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF10BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Liver using Other Isotope
  • DF1197ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF1198ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DF1199ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DF119BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DF119CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF119YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Other Isotope
  • DF11B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DF11B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF11B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026