C81YYZZPlanar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Eye using Other Radionuclide

Nuclear Medicine›Eye›Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Billable / Specific Code

ICD-10-PCS C81YYZZ

CMS Source: FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS dataset. Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026.

C81YYZZ is a billable ICD-10-PCS procedure code for Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Eye using Other Radionuclide. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The root operation 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.

Code Identity

ICD-10-PCS Code

C81YYZZ

Billable Status

Yes — Valid for Submission

Code Describes

Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Eye using Other Radionuclide

Parent Code

C81 Nuclear Medicine, Eye, Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Short Description

Planar Nucl Med Imag of Eye using Oth Radionuclide

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.

Position	Designation	Value	Meaning
1	Section	C	Nuclear Medicine
2	Body System	8	Eye
3	Type	1	Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging
4	BodyPart	Y	Eye
5	Radionuclide	Y	Other Radionuclide
6	Qualifier	Z	None
7	Qualifier	Z	None

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

Closest ICD-9-PCS equivalents for C81YYZZ under the General Equivalence Mappings.

95.16

Approximate match.

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Questions About C81YYZZ

Is C81YYZZ a billable code?

Yes. C81YYZZ is a complete seven-character ICD-10-PCS code, specific enough to report Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Eye using Other Radionuclide on inpatient claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What do the characters in C81YYZZ mean?

C81YYZZ breaks down character by character: the 1st character C is the Section (Nuclear Medicine); the 2nd character 8 is the Body System (Eye); the 3rd character 1 is the Type (Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging); the 4th character Y is the BodyPart (Eye); the 5th character Y is the Radionuclide (Other Radionuclide); the 6th character Z is the Qualifier (None); the 7th character Z is the Qualifier (None).

What is the ICD-9-PCS equivalent of C81YYZZ?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Eye using Other Radionuclide crosswalks to ICD-9-PCS 95.16. The mapping is approximate, so confirm it fits the documentation.