ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0L Tendons › 0LJ Tendons, Inspection › 0LJXXZZ
Inspection of Upper Tendon, 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 Upper Tendon, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0LJX0ZZ | Inspection of Upper Tendon, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0LJX3ZZ | Inspection of Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0LJX4ZZ | Inspection of Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0LJY0ZZ | Inspection of Lower Tendon, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0LJY3ZZ | Inspection of Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0LJY4ZZ | Inspection of Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0LJYXZZ | Inspection of Lower Tendon, External Approach | Valid |