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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BR27ZZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Thoracic Spine

✓ 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 BR27ZZZ

BR27ZZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a computerized tomography (CT scan) procedure on the thoracic spine using a none 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 other computerized axial tomography, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (88.38).

For a different body part, codes include BR20ZZZ (cervical spine), BR29ZZZ (lumbar spine), BR2CZZZ (pelvis), BR2DZZZ (sacroiliac joints) and BR2FZZZ (sacrum and coccyx).

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BR270ZZ (high osmolar), BR271ZZ (low osmolar) and BR27YZZ (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
RAxial Skeleton, Except Skull and Facial Bones
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
7Thoracic Spine
5. Contrast
ZNone
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 88.38Other computerized axial tomographyapproximate

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 BR27ZZZ

Is BR27ZZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BR27ZZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BR27ZZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BR27ZZZ to ICD-9-CM 88.38 (Other computerized axial tomography).