ICD-9-CM procedure code (retired)
87.21 — Contrast myelogram
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-PCS equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM 87.21
87.21 is an ICD-9-CM procedure code for contrast myelogram. 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 36 ICD-10-PCS codes, such as B00B0ZZ (Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using High Osmolar Contrast), B00B1ZZ (Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Low Osmolar Contrast) and B00BYZZ (Plain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Other Contrast). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-PCS equivalents
- B00B0ZZPlain Radiography of Spinal Cord using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B00B1ZZPlain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B00BYZZPlain Radiography of Spinal Cord using Other Contrastapproximate
- B01B0ZZFluoroscopy of Spinal Cord using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B01B1ZZFluoroscopy of Spinal Cord using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- B01BYZZFluoroscopy of Spinal Cord using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR010ZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR011ZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR01YZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR020ZZPlain Radiography of Thoracic Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR021ZZPlain Radiography of Thoracic Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR02YZZPlain Radiography of Thoracic Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR030ZZPlain Radiography of Lumbar Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR031ZZPlain Radiography of Lumbar Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR03YZZPlain Radiography of Lumbar Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR100ZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Spine using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR101ZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Spine using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR10YZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Spine using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR110ZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR111ZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR11YZZFluoroscopy of Cervical Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR120ZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR121ZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR12YZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR130ZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR131ZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR13YZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Disc(s) using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR170ZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR171ZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR17YZZFluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR190ZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Spine using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR191ZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Spine using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR19YZZFluoroscopy of Lumbar Spine using Other Contrastapproximate
- BR1G0ZZFluoroscopy of Whole Spine using High Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR1G1ZZFluoroscopy of Whole Spine using Low Osmolar Contrastapproximate
- BR1GYZZFluoroscopy of Whole Spine using Other Contrastapproximate
Common questions about 87.21
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.