Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine using High Osmolar 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 Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine using High Osmolar 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 Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BR200ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Cervical Spine using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BR201ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Cervical Spine using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BR20YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Cervical Spine using Other Contrast	Valid
BR20ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Cervical Spine	Valid
BR270ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Thoracic Spine using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BR271ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Thoracic Spine using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BR27YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Thoracic Spine using Other Contrast	Valid
BR27ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Thoracic Spine	Valid
BR291ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BR29YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine using Other Contrast	Valid
BR29ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine	Valid
BR2C0ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Pelvis using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid

At a glance

Code: BR290ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BR2

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BR Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
Category BR2 Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
This code BR290ZZ Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Lumbar Spine using High Osmolar Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
R Body system Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
2 Root operation Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
9 Body Part Lumbar Spine
0 Contrast High Osmolar
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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