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DW16B8Z

DW16B8Z — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iridium 192 (Ir-192)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: LDR Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Iridium 192

How DW16B8Z 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. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. 8DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW16B8Z

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

  • 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)
  • DW16BCZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Californium 252 (Cf-252)
  • DW16BYZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Pelvic Region using Other Isotope
  • DW1KBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Back using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1KBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Back using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1LBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Back using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
ICD-10-PCSFY2026