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DW1297Z

DW1297Z — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 137

How DW1297Z 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. 2Body 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 DW1297Z

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

  • 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)
  • DW129YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Other Isotope
  • DW12B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DW12B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW12B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026