Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code C51PYZZ

Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Left Upper Extremity Veins using Other Radionuclide

ICD-10-PCS Code:
C51PYZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Planar Nucl Med Imag L Up Extrem Vein w Oth Radionuclide
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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C51PYZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of planar nuclear medicine imaging of left upper extremity veins using other radionuclide. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

C51PYZZ 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 nuclear medicine section and is part of the veins body system, classified under planar nuclear medicine imaging type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is upper extremity veins, left.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section C Nuclear Medicine
2 Body System 5 Veins
3 Type 1 Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Involves:
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions

4 BodyPart P Upper Extremity Veins, Left  
5 Radionuclide Y Other Radionuclide
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 Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging Upper Extremity Veins, Left

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.