Coders will use the root operation division when the physician plans to cut into, transect, or otherwise separate all or a portion of a body part. Do not use division if the physician plans to cut or...
Removal sounds like it should be an easy root operation in ICD-10-PCS. Removal means taking something out, right? Physicians remove things all the time—your appendix, a cyst, the toy your son stuck...
So the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS is still more than two years away, and it’s too early to start learning actual codes. But you can start reviewing some of the major concepts of ICD-10-CM/PCS with...
When a physician performs a procedure intended to narrow the diameter of a tubular body part or orifice, coders will select the root operation restriction in ICD-10-PCS. Restriction includes both...
A patient comes in for a face lift or another cosmetic procedure. What root operation should you code the procedure to in ICD-10-PCS? The answer: alteration (third character 0). The goal of an...
It’s the gift-giving season and HCPro is giving you free on-demand access to the audio conference, ICD-10-PCS: Coding, Structure and Format, when you sign up for the January 10 live webcast, ICD-10-...
When should a coder report multiple procedures performed during a single operative session in ICD-10-PCS? Look to the official guidelines for information. According to the guidelines, coders should...
The ICD-10-PCS codes for 2014 are now available on the CMS website. CMS also posted the 2014 ICD-10-PCS guidelines and an ICD-10-PCS reference manual. You will find four new codes under new...
The ICD-10-PCS defines root operations excision and resection in a very similar way. Excision is cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part. Coders should report the qualifier...
Another new term coders will need to know for ICD-10-PCS root operations is fragmentation. Fragmentation is breaking solid matter in the body into pieces. Note that in a fragmentation procedure, the...
