• Version 2025
  • Non-Billable Code

2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 2W3

Placement, Anatomical Regions, Immobilization

ICD-10-PCS Code:
2W3
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Placement, Anatomical Regions, Immobilization
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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2W3 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable procedure code used to indicate the performance of placement, anatomical regions, immobilization.

2W3 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 immobilization operation.

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

Involves:
Limiting or preventing motion of a body region

Other ICD-10-PCS Codes Used for Immobilization


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 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

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.