Ultrasonography of Gallbladder

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 Gallbladder

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
BF40ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Bile Ducts	Valid
BF43ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts	Valid
BF45ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Liver	Valid
BF46ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Liver and Spleen	Valid
BF47ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Pancreas	Valid
BF4CZZZ	Ultrasonography of Hepatobiliary System, All	Valid

At a glance

Code: BF42ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BF4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BF Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
Category BF4 Imaging, Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Ultrasonography
This code BF42ZZZ Ultrasonography of Gallbladder

What each character means

B Section Imaging
F Body system Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
2 Body Part Gallbladder
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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