ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 01 Peripheral Nervous System › 01J Peripheral Nervous System, Inspection › 01JY0ZZ
Inspection of Peripheral Nerve, Open Approach
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Inspection of Peripheral Nerve, Open 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
5. Approach Open
Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01JY3ZZ | Inspection of Peripheral Nerve, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 01JY4ZZ | Inspection of Peripheral Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |