Plain Radiography of Bilateral Tracheobronchial Trees 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 Bilateral Tracheobronchial Trees 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
BB07YZZ	Plain Radiography of Right Tracheobronchial Tree using Other Contrast	Valid
BB08YZZ	Plain Radiography of Left Tracheobronchial Tree using Other Contrast	Valid
BB0DZZZ	Plain Radiography of Upper Airways	Valid

At a glance

Code: BB09YZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BB0

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BB Respiratory System
Category BB0 Imaging, Respiratory System, Plain Radiography
This code BB09YZZ Plain Radiography of Bilateral Tracheobronchial Trees using Other Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
B Body system Respiratory System
0 Root operation Plain Radiography
9 Body Part Tracheobronchial Trees, Bilateral
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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