Fluoroscopy of Mediastinum

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 Mediastinum

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
BB12ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Right Lung	Valid
BB13ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Left Lung	Valid
BB14ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Lungs	Valid
BB16ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Diaphragm	Valid
BB17YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Right Tracheobronchial Tree using Other Contrast	Valid
BB18YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Left Tracheobronchial Tree using Other Contrast	Valid
BB19YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Bilateral Tracheobronchial Trees using Other Contrast	Valid
BB1DZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Upper Airways	Valid

At a glance

Code: BB1CZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BB1

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BB Respiratory System
Category BB1 Imaging, Respiratory System, Fluoroscopy
This code BB1CZZZ Fluoroscopy of Mediastinum

What each character means

B Section Imaging
B Body system Respiratory System
1 Root operation Fluoroscopy
C Body Part Mediastinum
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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