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B44

Imaging, Lower Arteries, Ultrasonography

Not billableICD-10-PCS procedure code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 26 more specific codes instead:

  • B440ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Abdominal Aorta, Intravascular
  • B440ZZZ Ultrasonography of Abdominal Aorta
  • B444ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular
  • B444ZZZ Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery
  • B445ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Inferior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular
  • B445ZZZ Ultrasonography of Inferior Mesenteric Artery
  • B446ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Right Renal Artery, Intravascular
  • B446ZZZ Ultrasonography of Right Renal Artery
  • B447ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Left Renal Artery, Intravascular
  • B447ZZZ Ultrasonography of Left Renal Artery
  • B448ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Bilateral Renal Arteries, Intravascular
  • B448ZZZ Ultrasonography of Bilateral Renal Arteries
  • B44BZZ3 Ultrasonography of Other Intra-Abdominal Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44BZZZ Ultrasonography of Other Intra-Abdominal Arteries
  • B44FZZ3 Ultrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44FZZZ Ultrasonography of Right Lower Extremity Arteries
  • B44GZZ3 Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44GZZZ Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Arteries
  • B44HZZ3 Ultrasonography of Bilateral Lower Extremity Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44HZZZ Ultrasonography of Bilateral Lower Extremity Arteries
  • B44KZZ3 Ultrasonography of Celiac and Mesenteric Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44KZZZ Ultrasonography of Celiac and Mesenteric Arteries
  • B44LZZ3 Ultrasonography of Femoral Artery, Intravascular
  • B44LZZZ Ultrasonography of Femoral Artery
  • B44NZZ3 Ultrasonography of Penile Arteries, Intravascular
  • B44NZZZ Ultrasonography of Penile Arteries

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Imaging, Lower Arteries, Ultrasonography