Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices 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 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices 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 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BB34Z3Z	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Bilateral Lungs using Hyperpolarized Xenon 129 (Xe-129)	Valid
BB3GY0Z	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced	Valid
BB3GZZZ	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices	Valid

At a glance

Code: BB3GYZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BB3

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BB Respiratory System
Category BB3 Imaging, Respiratory System, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This code BB3GYZZ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lung Apices using Other Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
B Body system Respiratory System
3 Root operation Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
G Body Part Lung Apices
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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