ICD-10-PCS 0LJ Medical and Surgical: Tendons Inspection

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Inspection (code 0LJ) involves visually and/or manually examining a body part to assess its condition without altering it. This operation is specifically applied to the Tendons within the Medical and Surgical section.

The purpose of an Inspection of tendons is primarily diagnostic, guiding clinical decisions by evaluating tendon integrity or pathology. The available procedure codes cover inspection of both the Upper Tendon and Lower Tendon using various approaches. For example, an Open Approach is documented by codes like 0LJX0ZZ for upper tendons and 0LJY0ZZ for lower tendons. Less invasive options include Percutaneous (e.g., 0LJX3ZZ and 0LJY3ZZ) and Percutaneous Endoscopic Approaches (e.g., 0LJX4ZZ and 0LJY4ZZ), as well as an External Approach (0LJXXZZ, 0LJYXZZ). Accurate coding for tendon inspections documents the diagnostic procedure component during tendon assessment.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0LJ - Inspection (visually and/or manually exploring a body part). There are a total of 9 procedure codes in this section.

• 0LJ - Tendons, Inspection

• 0LJX0ZZ - Inspection of Upper Tendon, Open Approach

• 0LJX3ZZ - Inspection of Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

• 0LJX4ZZ - Inspection of Upper Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

• 0LJXXZZ - Inspection of Upper Tendon, External Approach

• 0LJY0ZZ - Inspection of Lower Tendon, Open Approach

• 0LJY3ZZ - Inspection of Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Approach

• 0LJY4ZZ - Inspection of Lower Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

• 0LJYXZZ - Inspection of Lower Tendon, External Approach