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0WJ0XZZ

0WJ0XZZ — Inspection of Head, External Approach

Billable / specific codeICD-10-PCS

CMS abbreviated title: Inspection of Head, External Approach

How 0WJ0XZZ is built

Every ICD-10-PCS code is seven independent character positions. Each one is a separate decision, and the meaning of a character depends on the positions before it.

  1. 0SectionMedical and Surgical — What family of procedure this is
  2. WBody systemWhich system it acts on
  3. JRoot operationThe objective — the verb of the procedure
  4. 0Body partThe specific site
  5. XApproachHow the site was reached
  6. ZDeviceWhat was left in place, if anything
  7. ZQualifierA further distinction where one applies

Codes near 0WJ0XZZ

In CMS’s own ordering, which groups codes that differ by only the last character or two — usually the approach, device or qualifier.

  • 0WHR7YZInsertion of Other Device into Genitourinary Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening
  • 0WHR81ZInsertion of Radioactive Element into Genitourinary Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0WHR83ZInsertion of Infusion Device into Genitourinary Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0WHR8YZInsertion of Other Device into Genitourinary Tract, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
  • 0WJ00ZZInspection of Head, Open Approach
  • 0WJ03ZZInspection of Head, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WJ04ZZInspection of Head, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WJ0XZZInspection of Head, External Approach
  • 0WJ10ZZInspection of Cranial Cavity, Open Approach
  • 0WJ13ZZInspection of Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WJ14ZZInspection of Cranial Cavity, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WJ20ZZInspection of Face, Open Approach
  • 0WJ23ZZInspection of Face, Percutaneous Approach
  • 0WJ24ZZInspection of Face, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
  • 0WJ2XZZInspection of Face, External Approach
  • 0WJ30ZZInspection of Oral Cavity and Throat, Open Approach
ICD-10-PCSFY2026