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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

C020YZZTomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Brain using Other Radionuclide

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Tomo Nucl Med Imag of Brain using Oth Radionuclide

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 C020YZZ

C020YZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging procedure on the brain using an other radionuclide approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine imaging means introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions.

In plain terms, this corresponds to cerebral scan, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (92.11).

For a different body part, codes include C025YZZ (cerebrospinal fluid) and C02YYZZ (central nervous system).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded C0201ZZ (technetium 99m (tc-99m)), C020FZZ (iodine 123 (I-123)) and C020SZZ (thallium 201 (tl-201)).

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
CNuclear Medicine
2. Body System
0Central Nervous System
3. Type
2Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for three dimensional display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions

4. Body Part
0Brain
5. Radionuclide
YOther Radionuclide
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 92.11Cerebral scanapproximate

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 C020YZZ

Is C020YZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. C020YZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for C020YZZ?

The CMS GEMs map C020YZZ to ICD-9-CM 92.11 (Cerebral scan).