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Inpatient Procedure Code

0CJYXZZ

Inspection of Mouth and Throat, External Approach

Axis Breakdown

Every ICD-10-PCS code is exactly seven characters, one per axis. Each character's meaning is defined by its position in the code.

PositionValueMeaning
1
Section0

Medical and Surgical

2
Body SystemC

Mouth and Throat

3
Root OperationJ

Inspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

4
Body PartY

Mouth and Throat

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0CJYXZZ 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.

PCS table

  • 0CJ[PCS table]
  • [object Object] — Section: [object Object] [Section]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Body System: [object Object] [Body System]: “[object Object]”
  • [object Object] — Operation: [object Object] [Operation]: “[object Object]”

Nearest codes

  • 0CJAXZZ — Inspection of Salivary Gland, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0CJSXZZ — Inspection of Larynx, External Approach [One axis away]
  • 0CJY0ZZ — Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Open Approach [One axis away]
  • 0CJY3ZZ — Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Percutaneous Approach [One axis away]
  • 0CJY4ZZ — Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [One axis away]
  • 0CJY7ZZ — Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [One axis away]
  • 0CJY8ZZ — Inspection of Mouth and Throat, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [One axis away]

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2026 (April) baseline of the change ledger.