Ultrasonography of Bilateral Ureters

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 Bilateral Ureters

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
BT40ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Bladder	Valid
BT41ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Right Kidney	Valid
BT42ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Left Kidney	Valid
BT43ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Bilateral Kidneys	Valid
BT45ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Urethra	Valid
BT46ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Right Ureter	Valid
BT47ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Left Ureter	Valid
BT49ZZZ	Ultrasonography of Kidney Transplant	Valid
BT4JZZZ	Ultrasonography of Kidneys and Bladder	Valid

At a glance

Code: BT48ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BT4

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BT Urinary System
Category BT4 Imaging, Urinary System, Ultrasonography
This code BT48ZZZ Ultrasonography of Bilateral Ureters

What each character means

B Section Imaging
T Body system Urinary System
4 Root operation Ultrasonography
8 Body Part Ureters, Bilateral
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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