Ultrasonography of Lower Extremity Tendons

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 Lower Extremity Tendons

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
BL40ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Upper Extremity Connective Tissue	Valid
BL41ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Lower Extremity Connective Tissue	Valid
BL42ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Upper Extremity Tendons	Valid

At a glance

Code: BL43ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BL4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BL Connective Tissue
Category BL4 Imaging, Connective Tissue, Ultrasonography
This code BL43ZZZ Ultrasonography of Lower Extremity Tendons

What each character means

B Section Imaging
L Body system Connective Tissue
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
3 Body Part Tendons, Lower Extremity
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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