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ICD-10-PCS
procedure code system
Question | Answer |
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What is ICD-10-PCS | Procedure code system |
ICD-10-PCS use for | inpatient procedures |
ICD-10-PCS developed for | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
ICD-10-PCS designed by | 3M Health Information Systems |
ICD-10-PCS was initially released | 1998 |
Codes are | alphanumeric |
codes length | seven characters |
code components use | tables |
individual letters and numbers called | values |
seven spaces of the code called | characters |
possible values assigned to each character in code | thirty-four (34) |
alphabet not use | I and O |
value placed in different position code | means something different |
1st character | Section |
2nd character | Body System |
3rd character | Root Operation/Type |
4th character | Body Part or Region |
5th character | Approach |
6th character | Device |
7th character | Qualifier |
type of procedure | Section |
physiological system or anatomical region | Body System |
objective of the procedure | Root Operation |
specific anatomical site | Body Part or Region |
technique used to reach the site | Approach |
material or appliance that remains in or on the body | Device |
additional attribute of the procedure performed, if applicable | Qualifier |
ICD-10-PCS composed of | sixteen (16) sections |
represented by | numbers 0 through 9 and the letters B through D and F through H |
contains the great majority of procedures | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL |
first section | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL |
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL | zero |
Obstetrics | one |
zero | MEDICAL AND SURGICAL |