ICD-10-PCS BF0 Imaging: Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas Plain Radiography

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Plain Radiography (BF0) refers to imaging techniques that capture X-ray images of body parts without using complex imaging technology. This operation is classified under the Imaging section and is specifically applied to visualize structures in the hepatobiliary system and pancreas.

In clinical practice, Plain Radiography is used to examine the bile ducts, gallbladder, and the entire hepatobiliary system. The provided codes demonstrate how this imaging can be carried out using different types of contrast media such as high osmolar contrast (e.g., BF000ZZ for bile ducts), low osmolar contrast (e.g., BF001ZZ), or other contrast agents (e.g., BF00YZZ). These variations allow precise documentation based on the contrast used and the specific hepatobiliary structures being imaged, ensuring accurate procedural coding and reporting within this body system.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify BF0 - Plain Radiography (planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate). There are a total of 10 procedure codes in this section.

• BF0 - Imaging, Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, Plain Radiography

• BF000ZZ - Plain Radiography of Bile Ducts using High Osmolar Contrast

• BF001ZZ - Plain Radiography of Bile Ducts using Low Osmolar Contrast

• BF00YZZ - Plain Radiography of Bile Ducts using Other Contrast

• BF030ZZ - Plain Radiography of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts using High Osmolar Contrast

• BF031ZZ - Plain Radiography of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts using Low Osmolar Contrast

• BF03YZZ - Plain Radiography of Gallbladder and Bile Ducts using Other Contrast

• BF0C0ZZ - Plain Radiography of Hepatobiliary System, All using High Osmolar Contrast

• BF0C1ZZ - Plain Radiography of Hepatobiliary System, All using Low Osmolar Contrast

• BF0CYZZ - Plain Radiography of Hepatobiliary System, All using Other Contrast