ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0H Skin and Breast › 0HJ Skin and Breast, Inspection › 0HJU8ZZ
Inspection of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
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 Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0HJPXZZ | Inspection of Skin, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HJQXZZ | Inspection of Finger Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HJRXZZ | Inspection of Toe Nail, External Approach | Valid |
| 0HJT0ZZ | Inspection of Right Breast, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0HJT3ZZ | Inspection of Right Breast, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0HJT7ZZ | Inspection of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0HJT8ZZ | Inspection of Right Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic | Valid |
| 0HJTXZZ | Inspection of Right Breast, External Approach | Retired |
| 0HJU0ZZ | Inspection of Left Breast, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0HJU3ZZ | Inspection of Left Breast, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0HJU7ZZ | Inspection of Left Breast, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |
| 0HJUXZZ | Inspection of Left Breast, External Approach | Retired |