ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0V Male Reproductive System › 0VJ Male Reproductive System, Inspection › 0VJM4ZZ
Inspection of Epididymis and Spermatic Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Epididymis and Spermatic Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic 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 Percutaneous Endoscopic
Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0VJ40ZZ | Inspection of Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ43ZZ | Inspection of Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ44ZZ | Inspection of Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ4XZZ | Inspection of Prostate and Seminal Vesicles, External Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ80ZZ | Inspection of Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ83ZZ | Inspection of Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ84ZZ | Inspection of Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VJ8XZZ | Inspection of Scrotum and Tunica Vaginalis, External Approach | Valid |
| 0VJD0ZZ | Inspection of Testis, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0VJD3ZZ | Inspection of Testis, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0VJD4ZZ | Inspection of Testis, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0VJDXZZ | Inspection of Testis, External Approach | Valid |