2W5NX5Z
2W5NX5Z — Removal of Packing Material on Right Upper Leg
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Removal of Packing Material on Right Upper Leg
How 2W5NX5Z 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
- NBody partThe specific site
- XApproachHow the site was reached
- 5DeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near 2W5NX5Z
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 2W5MX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Left Lower Extremity
- 2W5MX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Left Lower Extremity
- 2W5MXYZRemoval of Other Device on Left Lower Extremity
- 2W5NX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX1ZRemoval of Splint on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX2ZRemoval of Cast on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX3ZRemoval of Brace on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX5ZRemoval of Packing Material on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX6ZRemoval of Pressure Dressing on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NX7ZRemoval of Intermittent Pressure Device on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5NXYZRemoval of Other Device on Right Upper Leg
- 2W5PX0ZRemoval of Traction Apparatus on Left Upper Leg
- 2W5PX1ZRemoval of Splint on Left Upper Leg
- 2W5PX2ZRemoval of Cast on Left Upper Leg
- 2W5PX3ZRemoval of Brace on Left Upper Leg
- 2W5PX4ZRemoval of Bandage on Left Upper Leg