ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  C = Nuclear Medicine

Body System:
  0 = Central Nervous System

Root Operation:


See Terms used in Nuclear Medicine

The 4th character refers to the body part or body region.

Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions

  • C010 - Brain

  • C01Y - Central Nervous System

  • C015 - Cerebrospinal Fluid