2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code CW3NYZZ
Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging of Whole Body using Other Radionuclide
- ICD-10-PCS Code:
- CW3NYZZ
- ICD-10-PCS Code for:
- PET Imag of Whole Body using Oth Radionuclide
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
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CW3NYZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of positron emission tomographic (pet) imaging of whole body using other radionuclide. The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
CW3NYZZ 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 nuclear medicine section and is part of the anatomical regions body system, classified under positron emission tomographic (pet) imaging type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is whole body.
Position | Designation | Character | Label | Procedures Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Section | C | Nuclear Medicine | |
2 | Body System | W | Anatomical Regions | |
3 | Type | 3 | Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging | Involves: |
4 | BodyPart | N | Whole Body | |
5 | Radionuclide | Y | Other Radionuclide | |
6 | Qualifier | Z | None | Explanation: |
7 | Qualifier | Z | None | Explanation: |
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging
- CCSR Category Code: NCM004
- Clinical Domain is Nuclear Medicine - NCM contains 4 categories that include nuclear medicine procedures such as planar nuclear medicine imaging, tomographic nuclear medicine imaging, radionuclide therapy and non-imaging procedures, and positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging.
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 Positron Emission Tomographic (PET) Imaging Whole Body
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.