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BQ1WZZZ

BQ1WZZZFluoroscopy of Left Patella

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Fluoroscopy of Left Patella

How BQ1WZZZ 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. QBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 1Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. WBody 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 BQ1WZZZ

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

  • BQ1HZZZFluoroscopy of Left Ankle
  • BQ1JZZZFluoroscopy of Right Calcaneus
  • BQ1KZZZFluoroscopy of Left Calcaneus
  • BQ1LZZZFluoroscopy of Right Foot
  • BQ1MZZZFluoroscopy of Left Foot
  • BQ1PZZZFluoroscopy of Right Toe(s)
  • BQ1QZZZFluoroscopy of Left Toe(s)
  • BQ1VZZZFluoroscopy of Right Patella
  • BQ1WZZZFluoroscopy of Left Patella
  • BQ1X0ZZFluoroscopy of Right Foot/Toe Joint using High Osmolar Contrast
  • BQ1X1ZZFluoroscopy of Right Foot/Toe Joint using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • BQ1XYZZFluoroscopy of Right Foot/Toe Joint using Other Contrast
  • BQ1XZZZFluoroscopy of Right Foot/Toe Joint
  • BQ1Y0ZZFluoroscopy of Left Foot/Toe Joint using High Osmolar Contrast
  • BQ1Y1ZZFluoroscopy of Left Foot/Toe Joint using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • BQ1YYZZFluoroscopy of Left Foot/Toe Joint using Other Contrast
  • BQ1YZZZFluoroscopy of Left Foot/Toe Joint
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