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BB4BZZZ

BB4BZZZ — Ultrasonography of Pleura

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Pleura

How BB4BZZZ 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. BBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. BBody 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 BB4BZZZ

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

  • BB2FYZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Trachea/Airways using Other Contrast
  • BB2FZZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Trachea/Airways
  • BB34Z3ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Bilateral Lungs using Hyperpolarized Xenon 129 (Xe-129)
  • BB3GY0ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced
  • BB3GYZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices using Other Contrast
  • BB3GZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices
  • BB4BZZZUltrasonography of Pleura
  • BB4CZZZUltrasonography of Mediastinum
  • BD11YZZFluoroscopy of Esophagus using Other Contrast
  • BD11ZZZFluoroscopy of Esophagus
  • BD12YZZFluoroscopy of Stomach using Other Contrast
  • BD12ZZZFluoroscopy of Stomach
  • BD13YZZFluoroscopy of Small Bowel using Other Contrast
  • BD13ZZZFluoroscopy of Small Bowel
ICD-10-PCSFY2026