BQ48ZZZ
BQ48ZZZ — Ultrasonography of Left Knee
Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS
CMS abbreviated title: Ultrasonography of Left Knee
How BQ48ZZZ 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
- 4Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
- 8Body partThe specific site
- ZApproachHow the site was reached
- ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
- ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies
Codes near BQ48ZZZ
In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.
- 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
- BR01YZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s) using Other Contrast
- BR01ZZZPlain Radiography of Cervical Disc(s)