BR2Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)

  • Non-Billable Header
ICD-10-PCS BR2
CMS Source: FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

BR2 is a non-billable ICD-10-PCS code that heads the group for Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan), so it cannot be submitted on a claim; a more specific seven-character code is required. The root operation Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) involves computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code
BR2
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Header
Code Describes
Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
Short Description
Imaging, Axial Skel, Exc Skull Facial, CT Scan

PCS Table Breakdown

Each ICD-10-PCS code is built from seven characters, each an axis of the procedure. Hover or tap the icons for the official CMS definitions.

PositionDesignationValueMeaning
1SectionBImaging
2Body SystemRAxial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
3Operation2Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)

In the ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index

These FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index entries lead to this code:

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Imaging, diagnostic
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Tomography, computerized
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Scan, Computerized Tomography (CT)
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Optical coherence tomography, intravascular
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To code imaging of the diagnostic, open the FY 2027 ICD-10-PCS Alphabetic Index at Imaging, then the subterm diagnostic. The index leads to table BR2, where the approach, device and qualifier values shown in the breakdown above complete the seven-character code BR2.

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Questions About BR2

Is BR2 a billable code?

No. This is an incomplete heading for Imaging, Axial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) and cannot be submitted on a claim. A complete seven-character code is required, such as BR200ZZ, BR201ZZ, and BR20YZZ.