Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Testicles 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 Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Testicles 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 Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
CV191ZZ	Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Testicles using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)	Valid
CV1YYZZ	Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Male Reproductive System using Other Radionuclide	Valid

At a glance

Code: CV19YZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: CV1

Where this code sits

Section C Nuclear Medicine
Body system CV Male Reproductive System
Category CV1 Nuclear Medicine, Male Reproductive System, Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging
This code CV19YZZ Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Bilateral Testicles using Other Radionuclide

What each character means

C Section Nuclear Medicine
V Body system Male Reproductive System
1 Root operation Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging
9 Body Part Testicles, Bilateral
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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