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DF11B8Z

DF11B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iridium 192

How DF11B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DF11B8Z

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

  • 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)
  • DF11B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DF11BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DF11BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DF11BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF11BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gallbladder using Other Isotope
  • DF1297ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bile Ducts using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF1298ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bile Ducts using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DF1299ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Bile Ducts using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026