ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0G Endocrine System › 0GJ Endocrine System, Inspection › 0GJR0ZZ
Inspection of Parathyroid Gland, 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 Parathyroid Gland, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0GJ00ZZ | Inspection of Pituitary Gland, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ03ZZ | Inspection of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ04ZZ | Inspection of Pituitary Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ10ZZ | Inspection of Pineal Body, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ13ZZ | Inspection of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ14ZZ | Inspection of Pineal Body, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ50ZZ | Inspection of Adrenal Gland, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ53ZZ | Inspection of Adrenal Gland, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0GJ54ZZ | Inspection of Adrenal Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0GJK0ZZ | Inspection of Thyroid Gland, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0GJK3ZZ | Inspection of Thyroid Gland, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0GJK4ZZ | Inspection of Thyroid Gland, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |