ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
B32R0ZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Intracranial Arteries using High Osmolar Contrast
Short description: CT Scan of Intracran Art using H Osm 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 B32R0ZZ
B32R0ZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a computerized tomography (CT scan) procedure on the intracranial arteries using a high osmolar approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, computerized tomography (CT scan) means computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation.
In plain terms, this corresponds to computerized axial tomography of head, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (87.03).
For a different body part, codes include B3200ZZ (thoracic aorta), B3250ZZ (bilateral common carotid arteries), B3280ZZ (bilateral internal carotid arteries), B32G0ZZ (bilateral vertebral arteries), B32S0ZZ (right pulmonary artery) and B32T0ZZ (left pulmonary artery).
The same procedure with a different approach is coded B32R1ZZ (low osmolar), B32RYZZ (other contrast) and B32RZZZ (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
- 3Upper Arteries
- 3. Type
- 2Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation
- 4. Body Part
- RIntracranial Arteries
- 5. Contrast
- 0High Osmolar
- 6. Qualifier
- ZNone
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNone
Other versions of this procedure
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 87.03Computerized axial tomography of headapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about B32R0ZZ
Is B32R0ZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. B32R0ZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for B32R0ZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map B32R0ZZ to ICD-9-CM 87.03 (Computerized axial tomography of head).