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DF13B6Z

DF13B6Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Cesium 131

How DF13B6Z 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. 3Body 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 DF13B6Z

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

  • DF12BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bile Ducts using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF12BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Bile Ducts using Other Isotope
  • DF1397ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF1398ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DF1399ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DF139BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DF139CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF139YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Other Isotope
  • DF13B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DF13B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DF13B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DF13B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DF13BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DF13BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DF13BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DF13BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pancreas using Other Isotope
ICD-10-PCSFY2026