BG44ZZZ
BG44ZZZ — Ultrasonography of Thyroid Gland
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Thyroid Gland
How BG44ZZZ 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
- GBody systemWhich system it acts on
- 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 4Body partThe specific site
- ZApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near BG44ZZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- BG34Y0ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Thyroid Gland using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced
- BG34YZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Thyroid Gland using Other Contrast
- BG34ZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Thyroid Gland
- BG40ZZZUltrasonography of Right Adrenal Gland
- BG41ZZZUltrasonography of Left Adrenal Gland
- BG42ZZZUltrasonography of Bilateral Adrenal Glands
- BG43ZZZUltrasonography of Parathyroid Glands
- BG44ZZZUltrasonography of Thyroid Gland
- BH00ZZZPlain Radiography of Right Breast
- BH01ZZZPlain Radiography of Left Breast
- BH02ZZZPlain Radiography of Bilateral Breasts
- BH030ZZPlain Radiography of Right Single Mammary Duct using High Osmolar Contrast
- BH031ZZPlain Radiography of Right Single Mammary Duct using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BH03YZZPlain Radiography of Right Single Mammary Duct using Other Contrast
- BH03ZZZPlain Radiography of Right Single Mammary Duct