00JU0ZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Inspection of Spinal Canal, Open Approach

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

The MS-DRG grouper treats this as an operating room procedure. It appears in the surgical logic of 18 MS-DRGs:

• MDC 01 — Spinal Procedures: DRG 028, DRG 029, DRG 030
• MDC 08 — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator: DRG 518, DRG 519, DRG 520
• MDC 17 — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures: DRG 820, DRG 821, DRG 822
• MDC 17 — Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures: DRG 826, DRG 827, DRG 828
• MDC 21 — Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries: DRG 907, DRG 908, DRG 909
• MDC 24 — Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma: DRG 957, DRG 958, DRG 959

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix E. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

Same table and root operation, differing only in the body part character.

00J00ZZ — Inspection of Brain, Open Approach, 00JE0ZZ — Inspection of Cranial Nerve, Open Approach, 00JV0ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Cord, Open Approach

Same operation — other Approach

Same table and root operation, differing only in the approach character.

00JU3ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach, 00JU4ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

Same procedure category (CCSR), other tables

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software Refined groups these ICD-10-PCS procedures with this one under Minimally invasive CNS biopsy (Central Nervous System Procedures); listed here are the members in other PCS tables. Source: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2025.

00BS4ZX — Excision of Hypoglossal Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BT0ZX — Excision of Spinal Meninges, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 00BT3ZX — Excision of Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BT4ZX — Excision of Spinal Meninges, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BW3ZX — Excision of Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BW4ZX — Excision of Cervical Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BX3ZX — Excision of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BX4ZX — Excision of Thoracic Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00BY3ZX — Excision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 00BY4ZX — Excision of Lumbar Spinal Cord, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 00K00ZZ — Map Brain, Open Approach, 00K03ZZ — Map Brain, Percutaneous Approach, 00K04ZZ — Map Brain, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00K70ZZ — Map Cerebral Hemisphere, Open Approach, 00K73ZZ — Map Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Approach, 00K74ZZ — Map Cerebral Hemisphere, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00K80ZZ — Map Basal Ganglia, Open Approach, 00K83ZZ — Map Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Approach, 00K84ZZ — Map Basal Ganglia, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, 00K90ZZ — Map Thalamus, Open Approach, +159 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 00JU0ZZ in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run 00JU0ZZ with these 5 related codes in Claim Check

PCS table

• 00J[PCS table]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• Medical and Surgical — Section: Medical and Surgical[Section]: “Medical and Surgical”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves — Body System: Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves[Body System]: “Central Nervous System and Cranial Nerves”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• Inspection — Operation: Inspection[Operation]: “Inspection”— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables

MS-DRG participation (18)

• DRG 028 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 029 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 030 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC — Spinal Procedures (MDC 01)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 518 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC OR DISC DEVICE OR NEUROSTIMULATOR — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 519 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 520 — BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC[MS-DRG]: “BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC — Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion or Disc Device or Neurostimulator (MDC 08)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 820 — LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC[MS-DRG]: “LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures (MDC 17)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• DRG 821 — LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC[MS-DRG]: “LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC — Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures (MDC 17)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• and 10 more

Clinical classification (CCSR)

• CNS001 — Minimally invasive CNS biopsy[CCSR category]: “Minimally invasive CNS biopsy — Central Nervous System Procedures”— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (HCUP) · v2026.1

MDC crossing · diagnoses (28642)

• MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
• MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC crossing]: “Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
• A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Salmonella meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• A06.6 — Amebic brain abscess[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Amebic brain abscess — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculous meningitis — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Meningeal tuberculoma — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord[Same-MDC diagnosis]: “Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord — grouped in MDC 01, the diagnosis side of this code's crossing.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
• and 28637 more

Nearest codes

• 00J00ZZ — Inspection of Brain, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00JE0ZZ — Inspection of Cranial Nerve, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00JU3ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00JU4ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Canal, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables
• 00JV0ZZ — Inspection of Spinal Cord, Open Approach[One axis away]— CMS ICD-10-PCS tables