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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BW28YZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Other Contrast

✓ Valid for 2027

Short description: Computerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head using Oth Contrast

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 BW28YZZ

BW28YZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a computerized tomography (CT scan) procedure on the head using an other contrast approach with none (qualifier: none). In ICD-10-PCS, computerized tomography (CT scan) means computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation.

In plain terms, this corresponds to computerized axial tomography of head, the ICD-9-CM procedure title it maps to (87.03).

For a different body part, codes include BW20YZZ (abdomen), BW21YZZ (abdomen and pelvis), BW24YZZ (chest and abdomen), BW25YZZ (chest, abdomen and pelvis), BW29YZZ (head and neck), BW2FYZZ (neck) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BW280ZZ (high osmolar), BW281ZZ (low osmolar) and BW28ZZZ (none).

With a different device, use BW28Y0Z (unenhanced and enhanced).

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
2Computerized Tomography (CT Scan)

Computer reformatted digital display of multiplanar images developed from the capture of multiple exposures of external ionizing radiation

4. Body Part
8Head
5. Contrast
YOther Contrast
6. Qualifier
ZNone
7. Qualifier
ZNone

Other versions of this procedure

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • 87.03Computerized axial tomography of headapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about BW28YZZ

Is BW28YZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BW28YZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BW28YZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BW28YZZ to ICD-9-CM 87.03 (Computerized axial tomography of head).