BQ171ZZ
BQ171ZZ — Fluoroscopy of Right Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Fluoroscopy of Right Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
How BQ171ZZ 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
- 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 7Body partThe specific site
- 1ApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near BQ171ZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- BQ10ZZZFluoroscopy of Right Hip
- BQ110ZZFluoroscopy of Left Hip using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ111ZZFluoroscopy of Left Hip using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ11YZZFluoroscopy of Left Hip using Other Contrast
- BQ11ZZZFluoroscopy of Left Hip
- BQ13ZZZFluoroscopy of Right Femur
- BQ14ZZZFluoroscopy of Left Femur
- BQ170ZZFluoroscopy of Right Knee using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ171ZZFluoroscopy of Right Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ17YZZFluoroscopy of Right Knee using Other Contrast
- BQ17ZZZFluoroscopy of Right Knee
- BQ180ZZFluoroscopy of Left Knee using High Osmolar Contrast
- BQ181ZZFluoroscopy of Left Knee using Low Osmolar Contrast
- BQ18YZZFluoroscopy of Left Knee using Other Contrast
- BQ18ZZZFluoroscopy of Left Knee
- BQ1DZZZFluoroscopy of Right Lower Leg
- BQ1FZZZFluoroscopy of Left Lower Leg