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CBCS ICD-10-PCS

ICD-10-PCS

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What does ICD-10-PCS stand for? International classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Procedure Coding System
What is the ICD-10-PCS used for? Coding and reporting treatments in hospital and other inpatient settings
What Volume of the ICD-9-CM does the ICD-10-PCS replace? Volume 3 procedure codes
How many sections are in the ICD-10-PCS? 16
What Characters are used in ICD-10-PCS? Numbers 0-9 and Letters A-Z (no Letter O)
What character code indicates the Medical and Surgical section? 0
What Character code indicates the Substance Abuse treatment section? H
What Character code indicates the Imaging section? 9
What character code indicates the Administration section 3
What character code indicates the Radiation Oncology Section? D
How many Characters make up the ICD-10-PCS code? 7
Flush left bold indicates...? The Main term in the Alphabetic Index
Cross reference "See" indicates...? direction to the correct procedure or treatment main entry
Each Section of the ICD-10-PCS consists of...? Tables that have the detailed information needed to assign the code
The ICD-10-PCS components are...? Tables and Alphabetic index (Tables are organized in sections)
What does the top row of a table for a procedure code give you? the first 3 characters
What does the subsequent rows of a table for a procedure code give you? four columns that provide the option for the next 4 characters
The first 3 characters indicate..? Section, Body System, Operation
The last 4 characters found in columns are..? Body part, Approach, Device, Qualifier
ICD-10-PCS was published by...? CMS-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
ICD-10-PCS was developed by...? 3M Health Information System under contract with CMS
Character 3 for Radiation Oncology (in Section D) is called ______ instead of operation ? Modality (instead of Operation)
Character 3for Substance Abuse Treatment (in Section H) is called_____instead of operation? Type (instead of operation)
Explain Character I Section (always identifies ICD-10-PCS section) Example: Medical and Surgical 0
Explain Character 2 Body System (general physiological system or anatomic region involving the procedure) Example: Gastrointestinal D
Explain Character 3 Root operation (specific term that identifies the objective of the procedure) Example: Excision B
Explain Character 4 Body Part (identifies body part/system/region, treatment site, or qualifier for the service performed. Example: small intestine 8
Explain character 5 Approach (approach or technique to reach the procedure site) Example: Via natural or artificial opening 7
Explain character 6 Device (a device, substance, equipment, isotope, Method Qualifier that is left in place or took place) Example: No Device X
Explain character 7 Qualifier (provides additional information about treatment or procedure) Example: Diagnostic X
Guidelines: Body System are designated as________when located above or below the diaphragm. upper and lower contain body part
Guidelines: The assigned code must be justified by....? documentation in patient records
Guidelines: Valid codes must have______Characters. 7
Guidelines: Procedure codes should identify the specific body part unless...? the procedure is performed on an anatomical region or when no other specific info is available
Guidelines: Multiple procedures completed during the same operative episode are assigned...? separately
Guidelines: Discontinued procedures are coded...? to the root operation that was actually performed
Guidelines: Biopsy followed by a more definitive treatment or procedure assign code for .. ? both procedures
Explain Resection as root operation cutting out, or off, without replacement, all of the body parts
Explain Excision as root operation cutting out, or off, without replacement, of a body part
Guidelines: Inspection of a body part performed in order to achieve the objective of a procedure is coded...? not separately (for multiple inspection sides code the most distal)
Guidelines: When the portion of a body part has no value code, list the code...? that describes the whole body part
Guidelines: An external approach value is selected when...? procedure is performed within a orifice (opening) on structures that are visible without the use of any instrument.
Guidelines: If An open approach is performed with the assistance of an percutaneous endoscope the value for______is selected open approach
Guidelines: A Device Value is only selected if ...? a device remains after the procedure is completed
Guidelines: Components of a procedure specified in the root operation are assigned...? not separately
Explain Extirpation Cutting out or off solid matter of a body part
Explain Detachment Cutting off all or part of lower or upper extremities
Explain Bypass Altering the route of a passage of the content to a tabular body part
Explain occlusion completely closing an orifice (opening) or the lumen of a tubular body part
Explain transfer Moving, without taking out, all or part of a body part to another location to take over the function of a body part
Explain Transplantation Putting in or on all portions of a living body part, taken from another individual/animal to physically take the place/function of all or portion of a similar body part
Explain Creation Making a new gentle structure that does not take over the function of a body part (used only for sex change)
Explain map Locating the route of passages of electrical impulses and/or locating functional areas in a body part
Explain restriction Partially closing a orifice or lumen of a tabular part
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