ICD-10-PCS 0NJ Medical and Surgical: Head and Facial Bones Inspection

The ICD-10-PCS root operation Inspection (represented by the code 0NJ) involves visually and/or manually examining head and facial bones to assess their condition without performing repair or removal.

This Medical and Surgical section operation allows detailed evaluation of bones such as the Skull, Nasal Bone, and other Facial Bones. Various approaches facilitate the inspection: an Open Approach provides direct visualization (e.g., code 0NJ00ZZ for skull inspection), while minimally invasive methods like Percutaneous and Percutaneous Endoscopic Approaches (codes 0NJ03ZZ, 0NJ04ZZ) offer less invasive options. External inspection codes, such as 0NJ0XZZ, document non-invasive examination methods. Properly coding these procedures ensures accurate documentation of diagnostic evaluations within this region. These inspection codes for head and facial bones capture the range of techniques used to evaluate these complex skeletal structures.

List of ICD-10-PCS codes used to specify 0NJ - Inspection (visually and/or manually exploring a body part). There are a total of 13 procedure codes in this section.

• 0NJ - Head and Facial Bones, Inspection

• 0NJ00ZZ - Inspection of Skull, Open Approach

• 0NJ03ZZ - Inspection of Skull, Percutaneous Approach

• 0NJ04ZZ - Inspection of Skull, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

• 0NJ0XZZ - Inspection of Skull, External Approach

• 0NJB0ZZ - Inspection of Nasal Bone, Open Approach

• 0NJB3ZZ - Inspection of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Approach

• 0NJB4ZZ - Inspection of Nasal Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

• 0NJBXZZ - Inspection of Nasal Bone, External Approach

• 0NJW0ZZ - Inspection of Facial Bone, Open Approach

• 0NJW3ZZ - Inspection of Facial Bone, Percutaneous Approach

• 0NJW4ZZ - Inspection of Facial Bone, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

• 0NJWXZZ - Inspection of Facial Bone, External Approach