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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BQ38YZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Left Knee using Other Contrast

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: MRI of L Knee using Oth 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 BQ38YZZ

BQ38YZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure on the left knee using an other contrast approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) means computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field.

In plain terms, this corresponds to magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal and other intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (88.94 and 88.96).

For a different body part, codes include BQ30YZZ (right hip), BQ31YZZ (left hip), BQ33YZZ (right femur), BQ34YZZ (left femur), BQ37YZZ (right knee), BQ3DYZZ (right lower leg) and 11 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BQ38ZZZ (none).

With a different device, use BQ38Y0Z (unenhanced and enhanced).

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
3Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of radiofrequency signals emitted by nuclei in a body site excited within a magnetic field

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

Other versions of this procedure

Different contrast

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.94Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletalapproximate
  • 88.96Other intraoperative magnetic resonance imagingapproximate

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 BQ38YZZ

Is BQ38YZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BQ38YZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BQ38YZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BQ38YZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.94 (Magnetic resonance imaging of musculoskeletal) and 88.96 (Other intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging).