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Inpatient Procedure Code

0KJXXZZ ICD-10-PCS Code: Inspection of Upper Muscle, 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 SystemK

Muscles

3
Root OperationJ

Inspection

Visually and/or manually exploring a body part

4
Body PartX

Upper Muscle

5
ApproachX

External

6
DeviceZ

No Device

7
QualifierZ

No Qualifier

Related Codes

Same operation — other Body Part

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

0KJYXZZ — Inspection of Lower Muscle, External Approach

Same operation — other Approach

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

0KJX0ZZ — Inspection of Upper Muscle, Open Approach, 0KJX3ZZ — Inspection of Upper Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, 0KJX4ZZ — Inspection of Upper Muscle, 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 Subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and muscle biopsy (Musculoskeletal, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Fascia 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.

0KBS4ZX — Excision of Right Lower Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBT0ZX — Excision of Left Lower Leg Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBT3ZX — Excision of Left Lower Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBT4ZX — Excision of Left Lower Leg Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBV0ZX — Excision of Right Foot Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBV3ZX — Excision of Right Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBV4ZX — Excision of Right Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBW0ZX — Excision of Left Foot Muscle, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBW3ZX — Excision of Left Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0KBW4ZX — Excision of Left Foot Muscle, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0L900ZX — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0L903ZX — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0L904ZX — Drainage of Head and Neck Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0L910ZX — Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0L913ZX — Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0L914ZX — Drainage of Right Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0L920ZX — Drainage of Left Shoulder Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic, 0L923ZX — Drainage of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic, 0L924ZX — Drainage of Left Shoulder Tendon, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic, 0L930ZX — Drainage of Right Upper Arm Tendon, Open Approach, Diagnostic, +965 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 0KJXXZZ 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

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes

Change history

No changes recorded for this code. This ledger tracks additions, deletions and description changes from FY2026 (April) onward. Note changes are not tracked.

Read from: CMS ICD-10-PCS code tables, index and definitions — FY2026 (April); CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43; AHRQ HCUP Clinical Classifications Software Refined for ICD-10-PCS Procedures (hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/PRCCSR_v2026-1.zip) — v2026.1. All data sources · How to read the labels