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C51P1ZZ

C51P1ZZ — Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Planar Nucl Med Imag L Up Extrem Vein w Technetium 99m

How C51P1ZZ 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. CSectionNuclear Medicine — What family of procedure this is
  2. 5Body systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. PBody partThe specific site
  5. 1ApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near C51P1ZZ

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

  • C51B1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Lower Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51BYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Lower Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51C1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Lower Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51CYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Lower Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51D1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51DYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Lower Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51N1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Upper Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51NYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Upper Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51P1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51PYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51Q1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Upper Extremity Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51QYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Upper Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51R1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Central Veins using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • C51RYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Central Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C51YYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Veins using Other Radionuclide
  • C7101ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bone Marrow using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
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