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DW1XBBZ

DW1XBBZ — Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Up Extrem using Pd-103

How DW1XBBZ 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. XBody partThe specific site
  5. BApproachHow the site was reached
  6. BDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near DW1XBBZ

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

  • DW1LBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Back using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1PBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gastrointestinal Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1PBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Gastrointestinal Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1QBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Respiratory Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1QBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Respiratory Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1RBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Genitourinary Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1RBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Genitourinary Tract using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1XBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1XBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Upper Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW1YBB1Low Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103), Unidirectional Source
  • DW1YBBZLow Dose Rate (LDR) Brachytherapy of Lower Extremity using Palladium 103 (Pd-103)
  • DW21DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW21HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW21JZZStereotactic Gamma Beam Radiosurgery of Head and Neck
  • DW22DZZStereotactic Other Photon Radiosurgery of Chest
  • DW22HZZStereotactic Particulate Radiosurgery of Chest
ICD-10-PCSFY2026