Ultrasonography of Pleura

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 Ultrasonography of Pleura

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BB4CZZZ	Ultrasonography of Mediastinum	Valid

At a glance

Code: BB4BZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BB4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BB Respiratory System
Category BB4 Imaging, Respiratory System, Ultrasonography
This code BB4BZZZ Ultrasonography of Pleura

What each character means

B Section Imaging
B Body system Respiratory System
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
B Body Part Pleura
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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