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BW19ZZZ

Fluoroscopy of Head and Neck

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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fluoroscopy of Head and Neck

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 Fluoroscopy

Single plane or bi-plane real time display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on a fluorescent screen. The image may also be stored by either digital or analog means

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
BW110ZZ Fluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using High Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW111ZZ Fluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using Low Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW11YZZ Fluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis using Other Contrast Valid
BW11ZZZ Fluoroscopy of Abdomen and Pelvis Valid
BW190ZZ Fluoroscopy of Head and Neck using High Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW191ZZ Fluoroscopy of Head and Neck using Low Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW19YZZ Fluoroscopy of Head and Neck using Other Contrast Valid
BW1C0ZZ Fluoroscopy of Lower Extremity using High Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW1C1ZZ Fluoroscopy of Lower Extremity using Low Osmolar Contrast Valid
BW1CYZZ Fluoroscopy of Lower Extremity using Other Contrast Valid
BW1CZZZ Fluoroscopy of Lower Extremity Valid
BW1J0ZZ Fluoroscopy of Upper Extremity using High Osmolar Contrast Valid