BQ081ZZ
BQ081ZZ — Plain Radiography of Left Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Plain Radiography of Left Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
How BQ081ZZ 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.
- BSectionImaging — What family of procedure this is
- QBody systemWhich system it acts on
- 0Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 8Body partThe specific site
- 1ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near BQ081ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- BQ03ZZZPlain Radiography of Right Femur
- BQ04ZZ1Plain Radiography of Left Femur, Densitometry
- BQ04ZZZPlain Radiography of Left Femur
- BQ070ZZPlain Radiography of Right Knee using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ071ZZPlain Radiography of Right Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ07YZZPlain Radiography of Right Knee using Other Contrast
- BQ07ZZZPlain Radiography of Right Knee
- BQ080ZZPlain Radiography of Left Knee using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ081ZZPlain Radiography of Left Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ08YZZPlain Radiography of Left Knee using Other Contrast
- BQ08ZZZPlain Radiography of Left Knee
- BQ0DZZZPlain Radiography of Right Lower Leg
- BQ0FZZZPlain Radiography of Left Lower Leg
- BQ0G0ZZPlain Radiography of Right Ankle using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ0G1ZZPlain Radiography of Right Ankle using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ0GYZZPlain Radiography of Right Ankle using Other Contrast
- BQ0GZZZPlain Radiography of Right Ankle