Ultrasonography of Cervical Spine

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 Cervical Spine

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
BR47ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Thoracic Spine	Valid
BR49ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Lumbar Spine	Valid
BR4FZZZ	Ultrasonography of Sacrum and Coccyx	Valid

At a glance

Code: BR40ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BR4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BR Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
Category BR4 Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Ultrasonography
This code BR40ZZZ Ultrasonography of Cervical Spine

What each character means

B Section Imaging
R Body system Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
0 Body Part Cervical Spine
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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