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B5181ZZ

B5181ZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Fluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast

How B5181ZZ 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. 5Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 8Body partThe specific site
  5. 1ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near B5181ZZ

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

  • B5171ZZFluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • B517YZAFluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using Other Contrast, Guidance
  • B517YZZFluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein using Other Contrast
  • B517ZZAFluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein, Guidance
  • B517ZZZFluoroscopy of Left Subclavian Vein
  • B5180ZAFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance
  • B5180ZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using High Osmolar Contrast
  • B5181ZAFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance
  • B5181ZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • B518YZAFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Other Contrast, Guidance
  • B518YZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava using Other Contrast
  • B518ZZAFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava, Guidance
  • B518ZZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava
  • B5190ZAFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using High Osmolar Contrast, Guidance
  • B5190ZZFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using High Osmolar Contrast
  • B5191ZAFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast, Guidance
  • B5191ZZFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using Low Osmolar Contrast
ICD-10-PCSFY2026