ICD-10-PCS procedure coding structure, the seven-character code format, and root operation definitions.
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- How many characters does every ICD-10-PCS code contain?
- Exactly seven characters
- What does the first character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The section (general type of procedure)
- What does the second character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The body system
- What does the third character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The root operation
- What does the fourth character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The body part
- What does the fifth character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The approach
- What does the sixth character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The device
- What does the seventh character of an ICD-10-PCS code represent?
- The qualifier
- Which ICD-10-PCS section is used for most operating room procedures?
- Section 0, Medical and Surgical
- In ICD-10-PCS, what root operation means cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part?
- Resection
- In ICD-10-PCS, what root operation means cutting out or off, without replacement, only a portion of a body part?
- Excision
- What ICD-10-PCS root operation means taking out or off a device from a body part?
- Removal
- What ICD-10-PCS root operation means cutting into a body part, without draining fluids or gases, to separate or transect it?
- Division
- What ICD-10-PCS root operation means putting in a nonbiological device that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function?
- Insertion
- What ICD-10-PCS root operation means putting in biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place of all or a portion of a body part?
- Replacement
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