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00J

Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves, Inspection

Not billableICD-10-PCS procedure code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 12 more specific codes instead:

  • 00J00ZZ Inspection of Brain, Open Approach
  • 00J03ZZ Inspection of Brain, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00J04ZZ Inspection of Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00JE0ZZ Inspection of Cranial Nerve, Open Approach
  • 00JE3ZZ Inspection of Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00JE4ZZ Inspection of Cranial Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00JU0ZZ Inspection of Spinal Canal, Open Approach
  • 00JU3ZZ Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00JU4ZZ Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 00JV0ZZ Inspection of Spinal Cord, Open Approach
  • 00JV3ZZ Inspection of Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach
  • 00JV4ZZ Inspection of Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Central Nervous System, Inspection
  2. FY2018 Description revised Central Nervous System, Inspection Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves, Inspection