Inspection of Upper Bone, External 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Inspection of Upper Bone, 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
0PJY0ZZ	Inspection of Upper Bone, Open Approach	Valid
0PJY3ZZ	Inspection of Upper Bone, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0PJY4ZZ	Inspection of Upper Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0PJYXZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0PJ

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0P Upper Bones
Category 0PJ Upper Bones, Inspection
This code 0PJYXZZ Inspection of Upper Bone, External Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
P Body system Upper Bones
J Root operation Inspection
Y Body Part Upper Bone
X Approach External
Z Device No Device
Z Qualifier No Qualifier

Source

ICD-10-PCS FY2027 code set, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Effective October 1, 2026.

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