ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)
87.03 — Computerized axial tomography of head
About ICD-9-CM 87.03
87.03 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for computerized axial tomography of head. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-PCS took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 14 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as B02000Z (Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using High Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced), B0200ZZ (Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using High Osmolar Contrast) and B02010Z (Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using Low Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-PCS equivalents
- B02000ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using High Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- B0200ZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B02010ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using Low Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- B0201ZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B020Y0ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- B020YZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brain using Other Contrastapproximate
- B020ZZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Brainapproximate
- BW2800ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using High Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- BW280ZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BW2810ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Low Osmolar Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- BW281ZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BW28Y0ZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhancedapproximate
- BW28YZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Other Contrastapproximate
- BW28ZZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Headapproximate
Common questions about 87.03
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.