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DW12B6Z

DW12B6Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Cesium 131

How DW12B6Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 6DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW12B6Z

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

  • 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)
  • DW12B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW12BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW12BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW12BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW12BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Chest using Other Isotope
  • DW1397ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026