2025 ICD-10-CM Procedure Code 00JU3ZZ

Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach

ICD-10-PCS Code:: 00JU3ZZ
ICD-10-PCS Code for:: Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach
Is Billable?: Yes - Valid for Submission
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00JU3ZZ is a billable procedure code used to specify the performance of inspection of spinal canal, percutaneous approach. The code is valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The procedure code involves visually and/or manually exploring a body part. Procedure code explanation: visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy

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00JU3ZZ PCS Table

In an PCS table each code is represented by up seven alphanumeric characters, with each character in the table respresenting different aspects of the procedure. In the table provided below, each row represents an individual character and includes information about the character's position, designation, label, and procedure notes. For this PCS table the procedure code is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the central nervous system and cranial nerves body system, classified under inspection operation. The applicable bodypart for this procedure code is spinal canal.

Position	Designation	Character	Label	Procedures Notes
1	Section	0	Medical and Surgical
2	Body System	0	Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves
3	Operation	J	Inspection	Involves: Visually and/or manually exploring a body part Explanation: Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers Includes: Diagnostic arthroscopy, exploratory laparotomy
4	BodyPart	U	Spinal Canal	Includes: Epidural space, spinal Extradural space, spinal Subarachnoid space, spinal Subdural space, spinal Vertebral canal
5	Approach	3	Percutaneous	Involves: Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure
6	Device	Z	No Device	Explanation: The value Z is used for the sixth character to indicate that a specific device does not apply to the procedure.
7	Qualifier	Z	No Qualifier	Explanation: The value Z is used for the seventh character to indicate that a specific qualifier does not apply to the procedure.

Clinical Classification

Clinical Category is Lumbar puncture
CCSR Category Code: CNS002
Clinical Domain is Central Nervous System Procedures - CNS contains 14 categories that include procedures performed on the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and CNS nerves) such as spinal cord decompression, lumbar puncture, and spinal epidural catheter placement.

Convert to ICD-9-PCS

The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

ICD-9-PCS: 8939 (Approximate Flag) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.

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What is ICD-10-PCS?

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates. The 2025 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.