Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, writes about the section added to ICD-10-PCS for 2016 for reporting new technology procedures.
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...
Initially, we thought that outpatient coders didn’t have to learn to code in ICD-10-PCS. They would still use CPT® codes to report physician services in the outpatient world. Now it looks like that...
Some of the ICD-10-PCS root operations are very similar—think excision (cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part) and resection (cutting out or off, without replacement, all...
Welcome to Stitch ‘Em Hospital, where we’re preparing for ICD-10-PCS by actually coding some of our procedures using the new system. We want to make sure we’re ready to go on October 1, 2014, and...
Some ICD-10-PCS root operations encompass a wide range of procedures. Think biopsy, excision, and extraction. Others cover a much smaller range of possible procedures, including fusion. Coders will...
Map (third character K) is a very narrowly defined ICD-10-PCS root operation. By definition, Map procedures are used to locate the route of passage of electrical impulses and/or locate functional...
CMS has posted two new frequently asked questions (FAQs) about ICD-10 national provider teleconferences and the partial code freeze. To access these FAQs, please visit the CMS ICD-10 webpage , click...
And the new proposed ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date is (drum roll, please)…October 1, 2014. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the new date as part...
When coders are looking at scenarios in ICD-10-CM/PCS, where the X is located within the code matters. When X is in the fifth and/or sixth character, X is a placeholder. ICD-10-CM codes can be up to...
