ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0D Gastrointestinal System › 0DJ Gastrointestinal System, Inspection › 0DJWXZZ
Inspection of Peritoneum, 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 Peritoneum, 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
4. Body Part Peritoneum
Also covers
- Epiploic foramen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0DJ00ZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ03ZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ04ZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ07ZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0DJ08ZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0DJ0XZZ | Inspection of Upper Intestinal Tract, External Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ60ZZ | Inspection of Stomach, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ63ZZ | Inspection of Stomach, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ64ZZ | Inspection of Stomach, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0DJ67ZZ | Inspection of Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0DJ68ZZ | Inspection of Stomach, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0DJ6XZZ | Inspection of Stomach, External Approach | Valid |