Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spleen using Other Radionuclide

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 Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spleen using Other Radionuclide

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
C7221ZZ	Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spleen using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)	Valid
C72YYZZ	Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lymphatic and Hematologic System using Other Radionuclide	Valid

At a glance

Code: C722YZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: C72

Where this code sits

Section C Nuclear Medicine
Body system C7 Lymphatic and Hematologic System
Category C72 Nuclear Medicine, Lymphatic and Hematologic System, Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging
This code C722YZZ Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Spleen using Other Radionuclide

What each character means

C Section Nuclear Medicine
7 Body system Lymphatic and Hematologic System
2 Root operation Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging
2 Body Part Spleen
Y Radionuclide Other Radionuclide
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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