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ICD-10-PCS 2027 procedure code

BW28ZZZComputerized Tomography (CT Scan) of Head

✓ Valid for 2027

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 BW28ZZZ

BW28ZZZ is the ICD-10-PCS code for a computerized tomography (CT scan) procedure on the head using a none 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 BW20ZZZ (abdomen), BW21ZZZ (abdomen and pelvis), BW24ZZZ (chest and abdomen), BW25ZZZ (chest, abdomen and pelvis), BW29ZZZ (head and neck), BW2FZZZ (neck) and 1 more.

The same procedure with a different approach is coded BW280ZZ (high osmolar), BW281ZZ (low osmolar) and BW28YZZ (other contrast).

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
ZNone
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 BW28ZZZ

Is BW28ZZZ a valid ICD-10-PCS code for 2027?

Yes. BW28ZZZ is valid for inpatient procedures from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What is the ICD-9 procedure code for BW28ZZZ?

The CMS GEMs map BW28ZZZ to ICD-9-CM 87.03 (Computerized axial tomography of head).