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DW11B8Z

DW11B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Head & Neck using Iridium 192

How DW11B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW11B8Z

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

  • 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)
  • DW11B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW11BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW11BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW11BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW11BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Other Isotope
  • DW1297ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW1298ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW1299ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Iodine 125 (I-125)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026