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0CJY3ZZ

Inspection of Mouth and Throat, 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 Mouth and Throat, 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
0CJA0ZZ Inspection of Salivary Gland, Open Approach Valid
0CJA3ZZ Inspection of Salivary Gland, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0CJAXZZ Inspection of Salivary Gland, External Approach Valid
0CJS0ZZ Inspection of Larynx, Open Approach Valid
0CJS3ZZ Inspection of Larynx, Percutaneous Approach Valid
0CJS4ZZ Inspection of Larynx, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0CJS7ZZ Inspection of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
0CJS8ZZ Inspection of Larynx, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
0CJSXZZ Inspection of Larynx, External Approach Valid
0CJY0ZZ Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Open Approach Valid
0CJY4ZZ Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
0CJY7ZZ Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid