Version 2024
Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code CW5J1ZZ

Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe of Pelvic Region using Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)

ICD-10-PCS Code:
CW5J1ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:
Nonimag Nucl Med Prob of Pelvic Region using Technetium 99m
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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CW5J1ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of nonimaging nuclear medicine probe of pelvic region using technetium 99m (tc-99m). The code is valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

CW5J1ZZ 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 nonimaging nuclear medicine probe type. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is pelvic region.

Position Designation Character Label Procedures Notes
1 Section C Nuclear Medicine
2 Body System W Anatomical Regions
3 Type 5 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe

Involves:
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for the study of distribution and fate of certain substances by the detection of radioactive emissions; or, alternatively, measurement of absorption of radioactive emissions from an external source

4 BodyPart J Pelvic Region  
5 Radionuclide 1 Technetium 99m (Tc-99m)
6 Qualifier Z None

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

7 Qualifier Z None

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 Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Probe Pelvic Region

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.