Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code CP5PZZZ

Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Lower Extremities

ICD-10-PCS Code:
CP5PZZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Lower Extremities
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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CP5PZZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of nonimaging nuclear medicine probe of lower extremities. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

CP5PZZZ 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 nonimaging nuclear medicine probe type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is lower extremities.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section C Nuclear Medicine
2 Body System P Musculoskeletal System
3 Type 5 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe

Involves:
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for the study of distribution and fate of certain substances by the detection of radioactive emissions; or, alternatively, measurement of absorption of radioactive emissions from an external source

4 BodyPart P Lower Extremities  
5 Radionuclide Z None

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the fifth character to indicate that a specific radionuclide does not apply to the procedure.

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 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe Lower Extremities

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.