Plain Radiography of Whole Skeleton

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 Plain Radiography of Whole Skeleton

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 Plain Radiography

Planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
BW00ZZZ	Plain Radiography of Abdomen	Valid
BW01ZZZ	Plain Radiography of Abdomen and Pelvis	Valid
BW03ZZZ	Plain Radiography of Chest	Valid
BW0BZZZ	Plain Radiography of All Long Bones	Valid
BW0CZZZ	Plain Radiography of Lower Extremity	Valid
BW0JZZZ	Plain Radiography of Upper Extremity	Valid
BW0KZZZ	Plain Radiography of Whole Body	Valid
BW0MZZZ	Plain Radiography of Infant Whole Body	Valid

At a glance

Code: BW0LZZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: BW0

Where this code sits

Section B Imaging
Body system BW Anatomical Regions
Category BW0 Imaging, Anatomical Regions, Plain Radiography
This code BW0LZZZ Plain Radiography of Whole Skeleton

What each character means

B Section Imaging
W Body system Anatomical Regions
0 Root operation Plain Radiography
L Body Part Whole Skeleton
Z Contrast None
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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