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B31C0ZZ

B31C0ZZFluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using High Osmolar Contrast

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Fluoroscopy of Bi Ext Carotid using H Osm Contrast

How B31C0ZZ 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. BSectionImaging — What family of procedure this is
  2. 3Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. CBody partThe specific site
  5. 0ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near B31C0ZZ

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

  • B31B010Fluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using High Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31B0ZZFluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using High Osmolar Contrast
  • B31B110Fluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using Low Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31B1ZZFluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • B31BY10Fluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using Other Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31BYZZFluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery using Other Contrast
  • B31BZZZFluoroscopy of Left External Carotid Artery
  • B31C010Fluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using High Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31C0ZZFluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using High Osmolar Contrast
  • B31C110Fluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using Low Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31C1ZZFluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • B31CY10Fluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using Other Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31CYZZFluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries using Other Contrast
  • B31CZZZFluoroscopy of Bilateral External Carotid Arteries
  • B31D010Fluoroscopy of Right Vertebral Artery using High Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
  • B31D0ZZFluoroscopy of Right Vertebral Artery using High Osmolar Contrast
  • B31D110Fluoroscopy of Right Vertebral Artery using Low Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative
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