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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BQ18ZZZFluoroscopy of Left Knee

✓ Valid for 2027

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 BQ18ZZZ

BQ18ZZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a fluoroscopy procedure on the left knee using a none approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, fluoroscopy means single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means.

In plain terms, this corresponds to skeletal x-ray of thigh, knee, and lower leg and contrast arthrogram, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (88.27 and 88.32).

For a different body part, codes include BQ10ZZZ (right hip), BQ11ZZZ (left hip), BQ13ZZZ (right femur), BQ14ZZZ (left femur), BQ17ZZZ (right knee), BQ1DZZZ (right lower leg) and 13 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BQ180ZZ (high osmolar), BQ181ZZ (low osmolar) and BQ18YZZ (other contrast).

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
1Fluoroscopy

Single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means

4. Body Part
8Knee, Left
5. Contrast
ZNone
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.27Skeletal x-ray of thigh, knee, and lower legapproximate
  • 88.32Contrast arthrogramapproximate

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 BQ18ZZZ

Is BQ18ZZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BQ18ZZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BQ18ZZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BQ18ZZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.27 (Skeletal x-ray of thigh, knee, and lower leg) and 88.32 (Contrast arthrogram).