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BW0LZZZ

BW0LZZZPlain Radiography of Whole Skeleton

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Plain Radiography of Whole Skeleton

How BW0LZZZ 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. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. 0Root operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. LBody 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 BW0LZZZ

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

  • BW00ZZZPlain Radiography of Abdomen
  • BW01ZZZPlain Radiography of Abdomen and Pelvis
  • BW03ZZZPlain Radiography of Chest
  • BW0BZZZPlain Radiography of All Long Bones
  • BW0CZZZPlain Radiography of Lower Extremity
  • BW0JZZZPlain Radiography of Upper Extremity
  • BW0KZZZPlain Radiography of Whole Body
  • BW0LZZZPlain Radiography of Whole Skeleton
  • BW0MZZZPlain Radiography of Infant Whole Body
  • BW110ZZFluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using High Osmolar Contrast
  • BW111ZZFluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using Low Osmolar Contrast
  • BW11YZZFluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using Other Contrast
  • BW11ZZZFluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis
  • BW190ZZFluoroscopy of Head and Neck using High Osmolar Contrast
  • BW191ZZFluoroscopy of Head and Neck using Low Osmolar Contrast
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