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DG11B8Z

DG11B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iridium 192

How DG11B8Z 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. GBody 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 DG11B8Z

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

  • DG1197ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG1198ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG1199ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG119BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG119CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG119YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Other Isotope
  • DG11B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DG11B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG11B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG11B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG11BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DG11BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG11BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG11BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pineal Body using Other Isotope
  • DG1297ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG1298ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG1299ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026