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CP171ZZ

CP171ZZ — Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine and Pelvis using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Planar Nucl Med Imag of Spine & Pelvis using Technetium 99m

How CP171ZZ 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. PBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 7Body 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 CP171ZZ

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

  • CP111ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Skull using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP11YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Skull using Other Radionuclide
  • CP141ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Thorax using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP14YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Thorax using Other Radionuclide
  • CP151ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP15YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine using Other Radionuclide
  • CP161ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Pelvis using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP16YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Pelvis using Other Radionuclide
  • CP171ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine and Pelvis using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP17YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spine and Pelvis using Other Radionuclide
  • CP181ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Upper Extremity using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP18YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Upper Extremity using Other Radionuclide
  • CP191ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP19YZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity using Other Radionuclide
  • CP1B1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Upper Extremities using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
  • CP1BYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Upper Extremities using Other Radionuclide
  • CP1C1ZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Right Lower Extremity using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
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