Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code BF1

Imaging, Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Fluoroscopy

ICD-10-PCS Code:
BF1
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Imaging, Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Fluoroscopy
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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BF1 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of imaging, hepatobiliary system and pancreas, fluoroscopy.

BF1 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 hepatobiliary system and pancreas body system, classified under fluoroscopy operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section B Imaging
2 Body System F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
3 Operation 1 Fluoroscopy

Involves:
Single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Fluoroscopy

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.