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BL43ZZZ

BL43ZZZUltrasonography of Lower Extremity Tendons

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Lower Extremity Tendons

How BL43ZZZ 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.

  1. BSectionImaging — What family of procedure this is
  2. LBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 3Body partThe specific site
  5. ZApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near BL43ZZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • BL32ZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Upper Extremity Tendons
  • BL33Y0ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lower Extremity Tendons using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced
  • BL33YZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lower Extremity Tendons using Other Contrast
  • BL33ZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Lower Extremity Tendons
  • BL40ZZZUltrasonography of Upper Extremity Connective Tissue
  • BL41ZZZUltrasonography of Lower Extremity Connective Tissue
  • BL42ZZZUltrasonography of Upper Extremity Tendons
  • BL43ZZZUltrasonography of Lower Extremity Tendons
  • BN00ZZZPlain Radiography of Skull
  • BN01ZZZPlain Radiography of Right Orbit
  • BN02ZZZPlain Radiography of Left Orbit
  • BN03ZZZPlain Radiography of Bilateral Orbits
  • BN04ZZZPlain Radiography of Nasal Bones
  • BN05ZZZPlain Radiography of Facial Bones
  • BN06ZZZPlain Radiography of Mandible
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