Unithermal Binaural Screen Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment

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 Unithermal Binaural Screen Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment

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 Vestibular Assessment

Measurement of the vestibular system and related functions

5. Type Qualifier Unithermal Binaural Screen

Measures the rhythmic eye movements stimulated by changing the temperature of the vestibular system in both ears using warm water, screening format

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F15Z08Z	Bithermal, Binaural Caloric Irrigation Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid
F15Z0ZZ	Bithermal, Binaural Caloric Irrigation Assessment	Valid
F15Z18Z	Bithermal, Monaural Caloric Irrigation Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid
F15Z1ZZ	Bithermal, Monaural Caloric Irrigation Assessment	Valid
F15Z2ZZ	Unithermal Binaural Screen Assessment	Valid
F15Z38Z	Oscillating Tracking Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid
F15Z3ZZ	Oscillating Tracking Assessment	Valid
F15Z48Z	Sinusoidal Vertical Axis Rotational Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid
F15Z4ZZ	Sinusoidal Vertical Axis Rotational Assessment	Valid
F15Z58Z	Dix-Hallpike Dynamic Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid
F15Z5ZZ	Dix-Hallpike Dynamic Assessment	Valid
F15Z68Z	Computerized Dynamic Posturography Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment	Valid

At a glance

Code: F15Z28Z
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: F15

Where this code sits

Section F Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
Body system F1 Diagnostic Audiology
Category F15 Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology, Diagnostic Audiology, Vestibular Assessment
This code F15Z28Z Unithermal Binaural Screen Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment

What each character means

F Section Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
1 Body system Diagnostic Audiology
5 Root operation Vestibular Assessment
Z Body System / Region None
2 Type Qualifier Unithermal Binaural Screen
8 Equipment Vestibular / Balance
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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