Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Brain using Xenon 133 (Xe-133)

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 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Brain using Xenon 133 (Xe-133)

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 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for the study of distribution and fate of certain substances by the detection of radioactive emissions; or, alternatively, measurement of absorption of radioactive emissions from an external source

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
C050YZZ	Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Brain using Other Radionuclide	Valid
C05YYZZ	Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Central Nervous System using Other Radionuclide	Valid

At a glance

Code: C050VZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: C05

Where this code sits

Section C Nuclear Medicine
Body system C0 Central Nervous System
Category C05 Nuclear Medicine, Central Nervous System, Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe
This code C050VZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Brain using Xenon 133 (Xe-133)

What each character means

C Section Nuclear Medicine
0 Body system Central Nervous System
5 Root operation Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe
0 Body Part Brain
V Radionuclide Xenon 133 (Xe-133)
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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