Ultrasonography of Parathyroid Glands

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 Parathyroid Glands

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
BG40ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Right Adrenal Gland	Valid
BG41ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Left Adrenal Gland	Valid
BG42ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Bilateral Adrenal Glands	Valid
BG44ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Thyroid Gland	Valid

At a glance

Code: BG43ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BG4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BG Endocrine System
Category BG4 Imaging, Endocrine System, Ultrasonography
This code BG43ZZZ Ultrasonography of Parathyroid Glands

What each character means

B Section Imaging
G Body system Endocrine System
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
3 Body Part Parathyroid Glands
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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