Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Upper Extremities

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 Upper Extremities

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
CP55ZZZ	Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Spine	Valid
CP5PZZZ	Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Lower Extremities	Valid
CP5YYZZ	Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Musculoskeletal System, Other using Other Radionuclide	Valid

At a glance

Code: CP5NZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: CP5

Where this code sits

Section C Nuclear Medicine
Body system CP Musculoskeletal System
Category CP5 Nuclear Medicine, Musculoskeletal System, Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe
This code CP5NZZZ Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Upper Extremities

What each character means

C Section Nuclear Medicine
P Body system Musculoskeletal System
5 Root operation Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe
N Body Part Upper Extremities
Z Radionuclide 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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