ICD-10-PCS CB1 Nuclear Medicine: Respiratory System Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging (root operation CB1) refers to a diagnostic procedure in the ICD-10-PCS system that uses radioactive substances to create images of internal body structures. This root operation is classified under Nuclear Medicine and focuses on assessing specific organs through planar (two-dimensional) imaging techniques.

Within the Respiratory System, this operation involves planar nuclear medicine imaging of the lungs and bronchi using various radionuclides. The codes provided demonstrate how different radioactive materials are used: for example, Technetium 99m (Tc-99m) is coded as CB121ZZ, Krypton (Kr-81m) as CB129ZZ, and Xenon isotopes like Xe-127 (CB12TZZ) and Xe-133 (CB12VZZ). Other less common radionuclides are captured under CB12YZZ and CB1YYZZ. Using these specific nuclear medicine codes accurately documents the imaging modality and radionuclide used for respiratory system evaluation.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify CB1 - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging (introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions). There are a total of 7 procedure codes in this section.

• CB1 - Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory System, Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

• CB121ZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lungs and Bronchi using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)

• CB129ZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lungs and Bronchi using Krypton (Kr-81m)

• CB12TZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lungs and Bronchi using Xenon 127 (Xe-127)

• CB12VZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lungs and Bronchi using Xenon 133 (Xe-133)

• CB12YZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Lungs and Bronchi using Other Radionuclide

• CB1YYZZ - Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Respiratory System using Other Radionuclide