ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 09J Ear, Nose, Sinus, Inspection › 09JJXZZ
Inspection of Left Ear, External 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 Left Ear, External 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 External
Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |