Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Other Contrast

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Other Contrast

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Plain Radiography

Planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
B00B0ZZ	Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B00B1ZZ	Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B00BZZZ	Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord	Valid

At a glance

Code: B00BYZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: B00

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system B0 Central Nervous System
Category B00 Imaging, Central Nervous System, Plain Radiography
This code B00BYZZ Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Other Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
0 Body system Central Nervous System
0 Root operation Plain Radiography
B Body Part Spinal Cord
Y Contrast Other Contrast
Z Qualifier None
Z Qualifier None

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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