Coders are discussing whether they need to be trained in ICD-10-CM only or should they also receive training in ICD-10-PCS. Well, the answer may depend on what setting you are currently employed in,...
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates voted to “work vigorously to stop implementation of ICD-10” during the closing session of its semi-annual policy-making meeting November 15...
Odds are, most coders will never use ICD-10-PCS table 0W4. Why? Because root operation 4 is creation (making a new genital structure that does not physically take the place of a body part). Unless...
Penny arrived at the Stitch ‘Em Up Hospital with a benign growth on her thyroid gland (ICD-10-CM code D35). The growth isn’t causing any functional problems, so we don’t need to report any additional...
Today we are taking a peek into OR 3 at the Stitch ‘Em Up Hospital to watch Dr. Cap I. Larry work on some blood vessels. Then we’re going to code her procedure. Dr. Larry is harvesting part of the...
ICD-10-PCS codes include one digit for the root operation that the provider performs. The root operation is always the third character is the seven-character code. The definitions of these root...
When a physician places a device that takes the place of all or some of a body part, assign a code from ICD-10-PCS root operation replacement (third character R). Think of a total knee replacement or...
ICD-10-CM/PCS now has guidelines for reporting conditions that are present on admission (POA). As part of the 2011 guidelines updates, CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics added Appendix...
Dr. Cap I. Larry is back at work on some blood vessels at Stitch ‘Em Up Hospital. Let’s see what she’s up to today. For all of Dr. Larry’s procedures, we’re going to be coding from the Medical and...
By now, you probably know that ICD-10-PCS codes contain seven alpha-numeric characters. Each character represents a specific piece of information and those meanings can vary by section. In the...
