2W5BX1Z
2W5BX1Z — Removal of Splint on Left Upper Arm
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Splint on Left Upper Arm
How 2W5BX1Z is built
Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.
- 2SectionPlacement — What family of procedure this is
- WBody systemWhich system it acts on
- 5Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- BBody partThe specific site
- XApproachHow the site was reached
- 1DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 2W5BX1Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 2W5AX2ZRemoval of Cast on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AX3ZRemoval of Brace on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AX5ZRemoval of Packing Material on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5AXYZRemoval of Other Device on Right Upper Arm
- 2W5BX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX1ZRemoval of Splint on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX2ZRemoval of Cast on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX3ZRemoval of Brace on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX5ZRemoval of Packing Material on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5BXYZRemoval of Other Device on Left Upper Arm
- 2W5CX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Right Lower Arm