2W5EX5Z
2W5EX5Z — Removal of Packing Material on Right Hand
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Packing Material on Right Hand
How 2W5EX5Z 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
- EBody partThe specific site
- XApproachHow the site was reached
- 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 2W5EX5Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 2W5DX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Left Lower Arm
- 2W5DX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Left Lower Arm
- 2W5DXYZRemoval of Other Device on Left Lower Arm
- 2W5EX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Right Hand
- 2W5EX1ZRemoval of Splint on Right Hand
- 2W5EX2ZRemoval of Cast on Right Hand
- 2W5EX3ZRemoval of Brace on Right Hand
- 2W5EX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Right Hand
- 2W5EX5ZRemoval of Packing Material on Right Hand
- 2W5EX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Right Hand
- 2W5EX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Right Hand
- 2W5EXYZRemoval of Other Device on Right Hand
- 2W5FX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Left Hand
- 2W5FX1ZRemoval of Splint on Left Hand
- 2W5FX2ZRemoval of Cast on Left Hand
- 2W5FX3ZRemoval of Brace on Left Hand
- 2W5FX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Left Hand