Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code B444ZZ3

Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular

ICD-10-PCS Code:
B444ZZ3
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Ultrasonography of Superior Mesenteric Artery, Intravascular
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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B444ZZ3 is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of ultrasonography of superior mesenteric artery, intravascular. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

B444ZZ3 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 ultrasonography type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is superior mesenteric artery.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section B Imaging
2 Body System 4 Lower Arteries
3 Type 4 Ultrasonography

Involves:
Real time display of images of anatomy or flow information developed from the capture of reflected and attenuated high frequency sound waves

4 BodyPart 4 Superior Mesenteric Artery  
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 3 Intravascular

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 Ultrasonography Superior Mesenteric Artery

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.