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CG42FZZ

Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Thyroid Gland using Iodine 123 (I-123)

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Thyroid Gland using Iodine 123 (I-123)

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 Uptake

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for measurements of organ function, from the detection of radioactive emissions

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
CG421ZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Thyroid Gland using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m) Valid
CG42GZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Thyroid Gland using Iodine 131 (I-131) Valid
CG42YZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Thyroid Gland using Other Radionuclide Valid
CG4YYZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake of Endocrine System using Other Radionuclide Valid