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B44GZZ3

Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Arteries, Intravascular

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Ultrasonography of Left Lower Extremity Arteries, Intravascular

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

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CodeDescriptionStatus
B440ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Abdominal Aorta, Intravascular Valid
B440ZZZ Ultrasonography of Abdominal Aorta Valid
B444ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular Valid
B444ZZZ Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery Valid
B445ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Inferior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular Valid
B445ZZZ Ultrasonography of Inferior Mesenteric Artery Valid
B446ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Right Renal Artery, Intravascular Valid
B446ZZZ Ultrasonography of Right Renal Artery Valid
B447ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Left Renal Artery, Intravascular Valid
B447ZZZ Ultrasonography of Left Renal Artery Valid
B448ZZ3 Ultrasonography of Bilateral Renal Arteries, Intravascular Valid
B448ZZZ Ultrasonography of Bilateral Renal Arteries Valid