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BQ42ZZZ

BQ42ZZZUltrasonography of Bilateral Hips

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Bilateral Hips

How BQ42ZZZ 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. 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 2Body 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 BQ42ZZZ

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

  • BQ3VYZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Right Patella using Other Contrast
  • BQ3VZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Right Patella
  • BQ3WY0ZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Left Patella using Other Contrast, Unenhanced and Enhanced
  • BQ3WYZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Left Patella using Other Contrast
  • BQ3WZZZMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Left Patella
  • BQ40ZZZUltrasonography of Right Hip
  • BQ41ZZZUltrasonography of Left Hip
  • BQ42ZZZUltrasonography of Bilateral Hips
  • BQ47ZZZUltrasonography of Right Knee
  • BQ48ZZZUltrasonography of Left Knee
  • BQ49ZZZUltrasonography of Bilateral Knees
  • BR00ZZ1Plain Radiography of Cervical Spine, Densitometry
  • BR00ZZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Spine
  • BR010ZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using High Osmolar Contrast
  • BR011ZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using Low Osmolar Contrast
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