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DW169BZ

DW169BZ — High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: HDR Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Pd-103

How DW169BZ 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. 6Body partThe specific site
  5. 9ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW169BZ

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

  • 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)
  • DW13BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Abdomen using Other Isotope
  • DW1697ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW1698ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW1699ZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW169BZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW169CZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW169YZHigh Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Other Isotope
  • DW16B6ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Cesium 131 (Cs-131)
  • DW16B7ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Cesium 137 (Cs-137)
  • DW16B8ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)
  • DW16B9ZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iodine 125 (I-125)
  • DW16BB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW16BBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
ICD-10-PCSFY2026