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DW139CZ

DW139CZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Californium 252 (Cf-252)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Abd using Californium 252

How DW139CZ 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. 3Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. CDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW139CZ

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

  • 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)
  • DW1398ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW1399ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW139BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW139CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW139YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Other Isotope
  • DW13B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DW13B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW13B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW13B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW13BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW13BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW13BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026