Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code F15Z28Z

Unithermal Binaural Screen Assessment using Vestibular / Balance Equipment

ICD-10-PCS Code:
F15Z28Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Unitherm Biaur Screen Assess w Vestib/Balance Equip
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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F15Z28Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of unithermal binaural screen assessment using vestibular / balance equipment. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

F15Z28Z 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 physical rehabilitation and diagnostic audiology section and is part of the diagnostic audiology section qualifier, classified under vestibular assessment type. The applicable bodysystem/region for this procedure code is none.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section F Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
2 Section Qualifier 1 Diagnostic Audiology
3 Type 5 Vestibular Assessment

Involves:
Measurement of the vestibular system and related functions

4 BodySystem/Region Z None  
5 TypeQualifier 2 Unithermal Binaural Screen

Involves:
Measures the rhythmic eye movements stimulated by changing the temperature of the vestibular system in both ears using warm water, screening format

6 Equipment 8 Vestibular / Balance
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 Vestibular Assessment None

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.