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00JU3ZZ

Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach

ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach

What this code says

Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.

3. Root operation Inspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers

For example

  • Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

4. Body Part Spinal Canal

Also covers

  • Epidural space, spinal
  • Extradural space, spinal
  • Subarachnoid space, spinal
  • Subdural space, spinal
  • Vertebral canal

5. Approach Percutaneous

Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

Codes in the same group

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