Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code CP1

Nuclear Medicine, Musculoskeletal System, Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

ICD-10-PCS Code:
CP1
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Nuclear Medicine, MS Sys, Planar Nucl Med Imag
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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CP1 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of nuclear medicine, musculoskeletal system, planar nuclear medicine imaging.

CP1 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 musculoskeletal system body system, classified under planar nuclear medicine imaging operation.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section C Nuclear Medicine
2 Body System P Musculoskeletal System
3 Operation 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

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

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.