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BR4

Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Ultrasonography

Not billableICD-10-PCS procedure code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • BR40ZZZ Ultrasonography of Cervical Spine
  • BR47ZZZ Ultrasonography of Thoracic Spine
  • BR49ZZZ Ultrasonography of Lumbar Spine
  • BR4FZZZ Ultrasonography of Sacrum and Coccyx

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Ultrasonography