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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BQ3HYZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Left Ankle using Other Contrast

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: MRI of L Ankle using Oth 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 BQ3HYZZ

BQ3HYZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure on the left ankle using an other contrast approach with none (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 and other intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (88.94 and 88.96).

For a different body part, codes include BQ30YZZ (right hip), BQ31YZZ (left hip), BQ33YZZ (right femur), BQ34YZZ (left femur), BQ37YZZ (right knee), BQ38YZZ (left knee) and 11 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BQ3HZZZ (none).

With a different device, use BQ3HY0Z (unenhanced and enhanced).

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
QNon-Axial Lower Bones
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
HAnkle, Left
5. Contrast
YOther Contrast
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.94Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletalapproximate
  • 88.96Other intraoperative magnetic resonance imagingapproximate

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 BQ3HYZZ

Is BQ3HYZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BQ3HYZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BQ3HYZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BQ3HYZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.94 (Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal) and 88.96 (Other intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging).