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09JJ3ZZ

Inspection of Left Ear, 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 Left Ear, 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

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
09J70ZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach Valid
09J73ZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Approach Valid
09J74ZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
09J77ZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
09J78ZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
09J7XZZ Inspection of Right Tympanic Membrane, External Approach Valid
09J80ZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, Open Approach Valid
09J83ZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Approach Valid
09J84ZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
09J87ZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
09J88ZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
09J8XZZ Inspection of Left Tympanic Membrane, External Approach Valid