Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum

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 Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum

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 Fluoroscopy

Single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BV100ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Corpora Cavernosa using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BV101ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Corpora Cavernosa using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BV10YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Corpora Cavernosa using Other Contrast	Valid
BV10ZZZ	Fluoroscopy of Corpora Cavernosa	Valid
BV180ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BV181ZZ	Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BV18YZZ	Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum using Other Contrast	Valid

At a glance

Code: BV18ZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BV1

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BV Male Reproductive System
Category BV1 Imaging, Male Reproductive System, Fluoroscopy
This code BV18ZZZ Fluoroscopy of Vasa Vasorum

What each character means

B Section Imaging
V Body system Male Reproductive System
1 Root operation Fluoroscopy
8 Body Part Vasa Vasorum
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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