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DW11BB1

DW11BB1 — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Head and Neck using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Head & Neck using Pd-103, Unidirect

How DW11BB1 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. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 1QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW11BB1

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

  • 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)
  • DW129BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW129CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026