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.

Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the simultaneous capture, 180 degrees apart, of radioactive emissions

  • C030 - Brain

  • C03Y - Central Nervous System