Fluoroscopy of Intercostal and Bronchial Arteries using Low Osmolar 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 Fluoroscopy of Intercostal and Bronchial Arteries using Low Osmolar 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 Fluoroscopy

Single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
B310010	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using High Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid
B3100ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B310110	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using Low Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid
B3101ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B310Y10	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using Other Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid
B310YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta using Other Contrast	Valid
B310ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Aorta	Valid
B311010	Fluoroscopy of Right Brachiocephalic-Subclavian Artery using High Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid
B3110ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Right Brachiocephalic-Subclavian Artery using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B311110	Fluoroscopy of Right Brachiocephalic-Subclavian Artery using Low Osmolar Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid
B3111ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Right Brachiocephalic-Subclavian Artery using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
B311Y10	Fluoroscopy of Right Brachiocephalic-Subclavian Artery using Other Contrast, Laser Intraoperative	Valid

At a glance

Code: B31L1ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: B31

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system B3 Upper Arteries
Category B31 Imaging, Upper Arteries, Fluoroscopy
This code B31L1ZZ Fluoroscopy of Intercostal and Bronchial Arteries using Low Osmolar Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
3 Body system Upper Arteries
1 Root operation Fluoroscopy
L Body Part Intercostal and Bronchial Arteries
1 Contrast Low Osmolar
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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