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C020SZZ
Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Thallium 201 (Tl-201)
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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 Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Thallium 201 (Tl-201)
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 Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| C0201ZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m) | Valid |
| C020FZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Iodine 123 (I-123) | Valid |
| C020YZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Other Radionuclide | Valid |
| C025DZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Cerebrospinal Fluid using Indium 111 (In-111) | Valid |
| C025YZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Cerebrospinal Fluid using Other Radionuclide | Valid |
| C02YYZZ | Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Central Nervous System using Other Radionuclide | Valid |