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ICD-10-PCS 2019
ICD-10-PCS 2019 Coding Updates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| October 1, 2018 ICD-10-PCS contains how many codes? | 78,881 |
| Where can you find the files for the ICD-10-PCS coding updates? | The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) website |
| Which sections in ICD-10-PCS were subject to revisions? | Index, Tables, Reference Addenda, ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines |
| How many sections in the ICD-10-PCS were impacted through additions, revisions, and deletions? | 17 |
| ICD-10-PCS 2019 tables which contain revisions | Medical and Surgical, Obstetrics, Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance, New Technology |
| Which Medical and Surgical tables contained revisions? | Bypass, Dilation, Extirpation, Control, Destruction, Extraction, Fusion, Removal, Replacement, Transplantation, Transfer, and Creation Root Operations |
| The Obstetrics ICD-10-PCS 2019 table for root operation "extraction" was revised to replace "classical" and "low cervical" qualifiers with _______ and ________ qualifiers. | high; low |
| The Administration ICD-10-PCS 2019 table for root operation "introduction" contains revsions to which body region? | Muscle |
| Which substance was effected so that the "influenza vaccine" as a qualifier could be assigned? | Serum, toxiod and vaccine |
| The Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance ICD-10-PCS 2019 table for root operation "performance" contains revisions to the "circulatory" body system by replacing ______ with ______ | 3 Membrane; F Membrane, Central |
| New qualifiers added to Extracorporeal or Systemic Assistance and Performance section | G Membrane, Peripheral Veno-arterial and H Membrane, Peripheral Veno-venous |
| Table added to New Technology to classify the root operation "destruction" procedures for the male reproductive system | XV5 |
| Table revised to add new substances and the "New Technology Group 4" qualifier to the "peripheral vein" and "central vein" body part rows | XWO |
| The Reference Addenda contains revisions for which sections? | Definitions and Device aggregation table |
| Section revised to add specificity to include body parts in related definitions | Section O-Medical and Surgical |
| Section changes were made to include new root operation values and revised definitions | Section X-New Technology |
| Serves as a crosswalk of specific devices and related operations, body systems, and general devices | ICD-10-PCS Device Aggregation Table |
| Device Aggregation Table is used with which other tables that are also located in the ICD-10-PCS addenda? | Device Key and Substance Key |
| The Device Aggregation Table was revised to the delete the specific device, _______, _______, _______ and its related operation, body system, and general device | synthetic, subsitute, unicondylar |
| True or False: ICD-10-PCS simply made revisions to guidelines A10, B3.7, B3.17, and B6.1a | False: Guideline B3.17 had additions not revisions. Guidelines A10, B3.7, and B6.1a all had revisions however. |
| A10 | And |
| B3.7 | Control vs. more definitive root operations |
| B3.17 | Transfer procedures using multiple tissue layers |
| B6.1a | Device- General guidelines |
| The description of coding guideline A10-And was revised to clarify the interpretation of what? | And/or |
| "Except when used to describe a combination of multiple body parts for which separate values exist for body part" | Phrase used to clarify "and/or" interpretation |
| B3.7- Control vs. more definitive root operations was revised to delete the word ________ from it's description. | initially |
| B3.17-Transfer procedures using multiple tissue layers was created to clarify PCS codes when.... | transfer flap procedures are performed on more than one tissue layer |
| True or False: Just one ICD-10-PCS code is reported for surgery performed on the deepest tissue layer in the flap with no qualifier | False: A qualifier is to be assigned to classify the other tissue layers in the transfer flap for surgery performed on the deepest tissue layer in a flap. |
| The description of Device coding guideline B6.1a-General guidelines was revised to add clarification about the removal of devices that are intended for what? | Devices intended to remain after the procedure is completed |
| If a device is removed prior to the end of an operative episode during which it was inserted, should it be coded separately? | Yes! Guideline B6.1a states that both the insertion and removal of the device should be coded separately. |
| What do the first 3 parts of an ICD-10-PCS code consist of? | *Section *Body System *Operation |
| Last 4 parts of an ICD-10-PCS code consist of? | *Body Part *Approach *Device *Qualifier |