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DW1197Z

DW1197Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Head & Neck using Cesium 137

How DW1197Z 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. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 1Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 7DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW1197Z

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

  • DW063Z0Beam Radiation of Pelvic Region using Electrons, Intraoperative
  • DW063ZZBeam Radiation of Pelvic Region using Electrons
  • DW064ZZBeam Radiation of Pelvic Region using Heavy Particles (Protons,Ions)
  • DW065ZZBeam Radiation of Pelvic Region using Neutrons
  • DW066ZZBeam Radiation of Pelvic Region using Neutron Capture
  • DW10BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Cranial Cavity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW10BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Cranial Cavity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1197ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW1198ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW1199ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW119BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW119CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW119YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Other Isotope
  • DW11B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DW11B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW11B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026