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DG15B6Z

DG15B6Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Cesium 131

How DG15B6Z 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. 5Body 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 DG15B6Z

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

  • 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)
  • DG159BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG159CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG159YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Other Isotope
  • DG15B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DG15B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DG15B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DG15B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DG15BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DG15BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DG15BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DG15BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Thyroid using Other Isotope
ICD-10-PCSFY2026