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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

B50C0ZZPlain Radiography of Left Lower Extremity Veins using High Osmolar Contrast

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Plain Radiography of L Low Extrem Vein using H Osm Contrast

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 B50C0ZZ

B50C0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a plain radiography procedure on the left lower extremity veins using a high osmolar 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 phlebography of femoral and other lower extremity veins using contrast material, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (88.66).

For a different body part, codes include B5000ZZ (epidural veins), B5010ZZ (cerebral and cerebellar veins), B5020ZZ (intracranial sinuses), B5030ZZ (right jugular veins), B5040ZZ (left jugular veins), B5050ZZ (bilateral jugular veins) and 21 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded B50C1ZZ (low osmolar) and B50CYZZ (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
5Veins
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
CLower Extremity Veins, Left
5. Contrast
0High Osmolar
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.66Phlebography of femoral and other lower extremity veins using contrast materialapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about B50C0ZZ

Is B50C0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. B50C0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for B50C0ZZ?

The CMS GEMs map B50C0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.66 (Phlebography of femoral and other lower extremity veins using contrast material).