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10J1XZZ

Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, 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

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

CodeDescriptionStatus
10J00ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Open Approach Valid
10J03ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Percutaneous Approach Valid
10J04ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
10J07ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
10J08ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
10J0XZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, External Approach Valid
10J10ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, Open Approach Valid
10J13ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, Percutaneous Approach Valid
10J14ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach Valid
10J17ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Valid
10J18ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Retained, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic Valid
10J20ZZ Inspection of Products of Conception, Ectopic, Open Approach Valid