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Root Ops; Placemnt
ICD-10-PCS; Placement Root Operations; Values
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Change (Placement) | Taking out or off a device from a body region and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body region without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane (value of 0); (e.g. Change of vaginal packing) |
| Compression (Placement) | Putting pressure on a body region (value of 1); (e.g. Placement of pressure dressing on abdominal wall) |
| Dressing (Placement) | Putting material on a body region for protection (value of 2); (e.g. Application of sterile dressing to head wound) |
| Immobilization (Placement) | Limiting or preventing motion of a body region (value of 3); (e.g. Placement of splint on left finger) |
| Packing (Placement) | Putting material in a body region or orifice (value of 4); (e.g. Placement of nasal packing) |
| Removal (Placement) | Taking out or off a device from a body part (value of 5); (e.g. Removal of stereotactic head frame) |
| Traction (Placement) | Exerting a pulling force on a body region in a distal direction (value of 6); (e.g. Lumbar traction using motorized splint-traction table) |
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