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87.23 - Other X-ray Of Thoracic Spine


The ICD 9 Code for Other x-ray of thoracic spine is listed as 87.23.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 87.23
Description: Other x-ray of thoracic spine
Short Description: Thoracic spine x-ray NEC
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Diagnostic radiology
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR02ZZZ - Plain Radiography of Thoracic Disc(s) (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR07ZZZ - Plain Radiography of Thoracic Spine (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR08ZZZ - Plain Radiography of Thoracolumbar Joint (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR12ZZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Disc(s) (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR170ZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using High Osmolar Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR171ZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using Low Osmolar Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR17YZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine using Other Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR17ZZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracic Spine (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR180ZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracolumbar Joint using High Osmolar Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR181ZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracolumbar Joint using Low Osmolar Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR18YZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracolumbar Joint using Other Contrast (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: BR18ZZZ - Fluoroscopy of Thoracolumbar Joint (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 87.23:
87.21 - Contrast myelogram
87.22 - Other x-ray of cervical spine
87.24 - Other x-ray of lumbosacral spine
87.29 - Other x-ray of spine