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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BL33Y0ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lower Extremity Tendons using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: MRI of Low Extrem Tendon using Oth Contrast, Unenh, Enhance

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 BL33Y0Z

BL33Y0Z is the ICD-10-PCS code for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure on the tendons, lower extremity using an other contrast approach with unenhanced and enhanced (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) means computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field.

In plain terms, this corresponds to magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (88.94).

For a different body part, codes include BL30Y0Z (connective tissue, upper extremity), BL31Y0Z (connective tissue, lower extremity) and BL32Y0Z (tendons, upper extremity).

With a different device, use BL33YZZ (none).

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
LConnective Tissue
3. Type
3Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field

4. Body Part
3Tendons, Lower Extremity
5. Contrast
YOther Contrast
6. Qualifier
0Unenhanced and Enhanced
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

Different qualifier

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.94Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletalapproximate

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

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 BL33Y0Z

Is BL33Y0Z a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BL33Y0Z is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BL33Y0Z?

The CMS GEMs map BL33Y0Z to ICD-9-CM 88.94 (Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal).