Ultrasonography of Spinal Cord

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 Ultrasonography of Spinal Cord

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 Ultrasonography

Real time display of images of anatomy or flow information developed from the capture of reflected and attenuated high frequency sound waves

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
B040ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Brain	Valid

At a glance

Code: B04BZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: B04

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system B0 Central Nervous System
Category B04 Imaging, Central Nervous System, Ultrasonography
This code B04BZZZ Ultrasonography of Spinal Cord

What each character means

B Section Imaging
0 Body system Central Nervous System
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
B Body Part Spinal Cord
Z Contrast None
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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