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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

B305ZZZPlain Radiography of Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries

✓ Valid for 2027

Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About B305ZZZ

B305ZZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a plain radiography procedure on the bilateral common carotid arteries using a none approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, plain radiography means planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate.

In plain terms, this corresponds to x-ray, other and unspecified, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (88.39).

For a different body part, codes include B300ZZZ (thoracic aorta), B301ZZZ (right brachiocephalic-subclavian artery), B302ZZZ (left subclavian artery), B303ZZZ (right common carotid artery), B304ZZZ (left common carotid artery), B306ZZZ (right internal carotid artery) and 19 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded B3050ZZ (high osmolar), B3051ZZ (low osmolar) and B305YZZ (other contrast).

It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.

It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.

What each character means

1. Section
BImaging
2. Body System
3Upper Arteries
3. Type
0Plain Radiography

Planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate

4. Body Part
5Common Carotid Arteries, Bilateral
5. Contrast
ZNone
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.39X-ray, other and unspecifiedapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about B305ZZZ

Is B305ZZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. B305ZZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for B305ZZZ?

The CMS GEMs map B305ZZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.39 (X-ray, other and unspecified).