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DG1499Z

DG1499Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iodine 125

How DG1499Z 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. 4Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 9DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DG1499Z

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

  • DG12B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG12B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG12BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DG12BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG12BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG12BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Adrenal Glands using Other Isotope
  • DG1497ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG1498ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG1499ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG149BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG149CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG149YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Other Isotope
  • DG14B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DG14B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG14B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG14B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG14BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
ICD-10-PCSFY2026