Inspection of Lower Bone, Open 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 Lower Bone, 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
0QJY3ZZ	Inspection of Lower Bone, Percutaneous Approach	Valid
0QJY4ZZ	Inspection of Lower Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach	Valid
0QJYXZZ	Inspection of Lower Bone, External Approach	Valid

At a glance

Code: 0QJY0ZZ
System: ICD-10-PCS
Status: Valid
Valid: FY2016 onwards
In the code set: FY2016 onwards
Part of: 0QJ

Where this code sits

Section 0 Medical and Surgical
Body system 0Q Lower Bones
Category 0QJ Lower Bones, Inspection
This code 0QJY0ZZ Inspection of Lower Bone, Open Approach

What each character means

0 Section Medical and Surgical
Q Body system Lower Bones
J Root operation Inspection
Y Body Part Lower Bone
0 Approach Open
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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