ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 0W Anatomical Regions, General › 0WJ Anatomical Regions, General, Inspection › 0WJ04ZZ
Inspection of Head, 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 Head, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0WJ00ZZ | Inspection of Head, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ03ZZ | Inspection of Head, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ0XZZ | Inspection of Head, External Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ10ZZ | Inspection of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ13ZZ | Inspection of Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ14ZZ | Inspection of Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ20ZZ | Inspection of Face, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ23ZZ | Inspection of Face, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ24ZZ | Inspection of Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ2XZZ | Inspection of Face, External Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ30ZZ | Inspection of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach | Valid |
| 0WJ33ZZ | Inspection of Oral Cavity and Throat, Percutaneous Approach | Valid |