Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, reviews updates in Coding Clinic about coding orthopedic procedures in ICD-10-PCS, coma data in ICD-10-CM, and both cardiovascular procedures and diagnoses.
Marianne Durling, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CPC, CIC, an HIM director for a health system in North Carolina, provides her wish list for her department and coders, including thoughts on implementing a CDI program, working with payers, and hiring staff.
Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, writes about how to report biopsies in ICD-10-PCS since the code set does not include the term among available root operations.
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The root operation identifies the intent of the procedure. It is identified in the third character of the ICD-10-PCS code. ICD-10-PCS guideline A.11 states that the coder is responsible for selecting the root operation that most closely matches the intent of the procedure.
The AHA's Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, Third Quarter 2015, opens with a discussion of the differences between excisional and non-excisional debridement‑diagnoses with a long history of coding and clinical documentation confusion.
