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B518ZZZ

B518ZZZFluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Fluoroscopy of Superior Vena Cava

How B518ZZZ 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. ZApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near B518ZZZ

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

  • 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
  • B519YZAFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using Other Contrast, Guidance
  • B519YZZFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava using Other Contrast
  • B519ZZAFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava, Guidance
  • B519ZZZFluoroscopy of Inferior Vena Cava
ICD-10-PCSFY2026