ICD-10-PCS › 2 Placement › 2W Anatomical Regions › 2W4 Placement, Anatomical Regions, Packing › 2W42X5Z
Packing of Neck using Packing Material
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Packing of Neck using Packing Material
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Packing
Putting material in a body region or orifice
5. Approach External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2W40X5Z | Packing of Head using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W41X5Z | Packing of Face using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W43X5Z | Packing of Abdominal Wall using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W44X5Z | Packing of Chest Wall using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W45X5Z | Packing of Back using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W46X5Z | Packing of Right Inguinal Region using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W47X5Z | Packing of Left Inguinal Region using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W48X5Z | Packing of Right Upper Extremity using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W49X5Z | Packing of Left Upper Extremity using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W4AX5Z | Packing of Right Upper Arm using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W4BX5Z | Packing of Left Upper Arm using Packing Material | Valid |
| 2W4CX5Z | Packing of Right Lower Arm using Packing Material | Valid |