Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code B43HZZZ

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Bilateral Lower Extremity Arteries

ICD-10-PCS Code:
B43HZZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Bi Low Extrem Art
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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B43HZZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (mri) of bilateral lower extremity arteries. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

B43HZZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the imaging section and is part of the lower arteries body system, classified under magnetic resonance imaging (mri) type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lower extremity arteries, bilateral.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section B Imaging
2 Body System 4 Lower Arteries
3 Type 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Involves:
Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field

4 BodyPart H Lower Extremity Arteries, Bilateral  
5 Contrast Z None

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the fifth character to indicate that a specific contrast does not apply to the procedure.

6 Qualifier Z None

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

7 Qualifier Z None

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lower Extremity Arteries, Bilateral

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.