Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Patella using Other Contrast

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Patella using Other Contrast

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 Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BQ200ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Hip using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ201ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Hip using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ20YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Hip using Other Contrast	Valid
BQ20ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Hip	Valid
BQ210ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Hip using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ211ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Hip using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ21YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Hip using Other Contrast	Valid
BQ21ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Hip	Valid
BQ230ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Femur using High Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ231ZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Femur using Low Osmolar Contrast	Valid
BQ23YZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Femur using Other Contrast	Valid
BQ23ZZZ	Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Right Femur	Valid

At a glance

Code: BQ2WYZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BQ2

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BQ Non-Axial Lower Bones
Category BQ2 Imaging, Non-Axial Lower Bones, Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
This code BQ2WYZZ Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Left Patella using Other Contrast

What each character means

B Section Imaging
Q Body system Non-Axial Lower Bones
2 Root operation Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)
W Body Part Patella, Left
Y Contrast Other Contrast
Z Qualifier None
Z Qualifier None

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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