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B549ZZ3

B549ZZ3Ultrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava, Intravascular

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava, Intravascular

How B549ZZ3 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. 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 9Body partThe specific site
  5. ZApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. 3QualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near B549ZZ3

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

  • B546ZZAUltrasonography of Right Subclavian Vein, Guidance
  • B546ZZZUltrasonography of Right Subclavian Vein
  • B547ZZ3Ultrasonography of Left Subclavian Vein, Intravascular
  • B547ZZAUltrasonography of Left Subclavian Vein, Guidance
  • B547ZZZUltrasonography of Left Subclavian Vein
  • B548ZZ3Ultrasonography of Superior Vena Cava, Intravascular
  • B548ZZAUltrasonography of Superior Vena Cava, Guidance
  • B548ZZZUltrasonography of Superior Vena Cava
  • B549ZZ3Ultrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava, Intravascular
  • B549ZZAUltrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava, Guidance
  • B549ZZZUltrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava
  • B54BZZ3Ultrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Veins, Intravascular
  • B54BZZAUltrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance
  • B54BZZZUltrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Veins
  • B54CZZ3Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Veins, Intravascular
  • B54CZZAUltrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance
  • B54CZZZUltrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Veins
ICD-10-PCSFY2026