J
The Inspection root operation is identified by the character code J
in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Visually and/or manually exploring a body part.
Visual exploration may be performed with or without optical instrumentation. Manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers.
Includes:
Section:
0
= Medical and Surgical
Body System:
2
= Heart and Great Vessels
Root Operation:
1
- Bypass4
- Creation5
- Destruction7
- Dilation8
- DivisionB
- ExcisionC
- ExtirpationF
- FragmentationH
- InsertionK
- MapL
- OcclusionN
- ReleaseP
- RemovalQ
- RepairR
- ReplacementS
- RepositionT
- ResectionV
- RestrictionW
- RevisionU
- SupplementY
- Transplantation