Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 2W1NX7Z

Compression of Right Upper Leg using Intermittent Pressure Device

ICD-10-PCS Code:
2W1NX7Z
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Compression of Right Upper Leg using Intermit Pressure Dev
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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2W1NX7Z is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of compression of right upper leg using intermittent pressure device. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

2W1NX7Z PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the placement section and is part of the anatomical regions body system, classified under compression operation. The applicable bodyregion for this procedure code is upper leg, right.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section 2 Placement
2 Body System W Anatomical Regions
3 Operation 1 Compression

Involves:
Putting pressure on a body region

4 BodyRegion N Upper Leg, Right  
5 Approach X External

Involves:
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

6 Device 7 Intermittent Pressure Device
7 Qualifier Z No Qualifier

Explanation:
The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Compression Upper Leg, Right

What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2024 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.