B549ZZZ
B549ZZZ — Ultrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Inferior Vena Cava
How B549ZZZ 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.
- BSectionImaging — What family of procedure this is
- 5Body systemWhich system it acts on
- 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 9Body partThe specific site
- ZApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near B549ZZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- B54DZZ3Ultrasonography of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins, Intravascular
- B54DZZAUltrasonography of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins, Guidance