ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code
BW03ZZZPlain Radiography of Chest
Code unchanged since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-PCS release from CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About BW03ZZZ
BW03ZZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a plain radiography procedure on the chest using a none approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, plain radiography means planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate.
In plain terms, this corresponds to Sinogram of chest wall, other soft tissue x-ray of chest wall, other tomography of thorax and 1 more, the ICD-9-CM procedure titles it maps to (87.38, 87.39, 87.42 and 1 more).
For a different body part, codes include BW00ZZZ (abdomen), BW01ZZZ (abdomen and pelvis), BW0BZZZ (long bones, all), BW0CZZZ (lower extremity), BW0JZZZ (upper extremity), BW0KZZZ (whole body) and 2 more.
It doesn't appear in the MS-DRG procedure index, so on its own it doesn't change the DRG assignment.
It has been valid since ICD-10-PCS took effect on October 1, 2015.
What each character means
- 1. Section
- BImaging
- 2. Body System
- WAnatomical Regions
- 3. Type
- 0Plain Radiography
Planar display of an image developed from the capture of external ionizing radiation on photographic or photoconductive plate
- 4. Body Part
- 3Chest
- 5. Contrast
- ZNone
- 6. Qualifier
- ZNone
- 7. Qualifier
- ZNone
Other versions of this procedure
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Converter →- 87.38Sinogram of chest wallapproximate
- 87.39Other soft tissue x-ray of chest wallapproximate
- 87.42Other tomography of thoraxapproximate
- 87.44Routine chest x-ray, so describedapproximate
From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about BW03ZZZ
Is BW03ZZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?
- Yes. BW03ZZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BW03ZZZ?
- The CMS GEMs map BW03ZZZ to ICD-9-CM 87.38 (Sinogram of chest wall), 87.39 (Other soft tissue x-ray of chest wall), 87.42 (Other tomography of thorax) and 1 more.