2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 87 Diagnostic radiology Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of roentgen rays, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). The procedure, in medicine, of irradiating any body part by means of roentgen (X) rays for diagnosis or therapy. 87 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure View the full Volume 3 87.* hierarchy