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DG14B8Z

DG14B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Iridium 192

How DG14B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DG14B8Z

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

  • 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
  • DG14BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG14BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG14BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Parathyroid Glands using Other Isotope
  • DG1597ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG1598ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG1599ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026