ICD 10 PCS Final part 2
via natural or artificial opening endoscopially
A colonoscopy procedure would be coded using approach:
Body part indicates the site bypassed from and qualifier indicates the site bypassed to.
A non-coronary bypass is considered different than a coronary bypass in the PCS in which of the following situations.
true
A procedure to cauterize a cyst on the left and right lobe of the liver would be coded using 2 different procedure codes.
true
A tumor emobolization procedure would require using the root operation occlusion.
administration
Anemia would be coded with the root operation transfusion found in which PCS section.
true
During same operative episode, multiple procedures are coded if multiple root operations with distinct objectives are performed on the same body part.
Sites bypassed to and site bypassed from
For a coronary bypass procedure, the body part value would represent ______ and the qualifier would represent ______.
bypassed from and bypass to
For a non coronary bypass procedure, character 4 would represent ____ while character 7 would represent ______.
true
For the administrative section, all codes define procedures in which diagnostic or therapeutic substance is given to patient.
3
How many codes would be needed to code an open aortacoronary cardiopulmonary bypass two sites with extraction of the left greater saphenous vein?
2
How many procedure codes would be required for an angioplasty performed on 2 sites in the LCA using an intraluminal device for one site and an intraluminal drug eluting device for the other site.
Both percutaneous endoscopic inspection and open resection of the gallbladder
If a patient has a laparoscopic cholecystectomy converted to an open cholecystectomy, ICD-10-PCS guidelines require that the coder must code:
false
If an inspection and procedure are done using different approaches , code only the other approach and not the inspection.
true
If inspection and a procedure are done using different approaches - code both.
true
If the intended procedure is discontinued, code the procedure to the root operation performed.
false
In ICD-10-PCS, a colostomy would be considered a natural opening when coding.
substance
In the Administrative section, character 6 respresents:
substance
In the Medical and Surgical section character 6 represents the device. In the Administrative section, character 6 represents
transfusion
In the administrative section, which root operation would represent administering only in blood products.
introduction
In the administrative section, which root operation would represent administering substances other than blood or blood products?
sites bypassed to and # of sites treated
In the medical and surgical section, heart and great vessels body system, character 4 for coronary arteries represent:
Physiological System & Anatomical Region
In which body system would you use the root operation irrigation for a procedure performed flushing out foreign body out of the eye
true
Inspection of a body part(s) performed in order to achieve the objective of a procedure is not coded separately.
indwelling device system
Irrigating a urinary catheter would be found in which body system in the administrative section
introduction
Patient is taking their last chemo treatment. Which root operation would be used to code the procedure.
2
Patient with known CAD has CABG x 2. Aortic bypass LCA and RCA using autograft of saphenous venous tissue. How many procedure codes should be coded?
transfusion
Patient's diagnosis is anemia due to chronic blood loss. Physician ordered administration of 2 packs of RBCs. Choose the correct root operation for this procedure.
stomach
Physician performs a bypass from the stomach to the ileum. The body part value that would be coded is the:
true
Radiofrequency requires using heat to destroy malignancies
true
Root operation release would be used to code a rectopexy procedure.
inspection
The ICD-10 guidelines state that if the intended procedure is discontinued before any other root operation is performed, we should code the procedure to the root operation performed of that body part or anatomical region using root operation:
false
The ascending and descending sections of the colon are considered to be one body part.
false
The charactger 4 in a non-coronary bypass surgery represents the body part bypassed to.
true
The definition of the root operation Introduction would be putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological, or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products.
true
The openings that are considered to be natural when coding for the gastrointestional system is the mouth and anus.
admistrative
The procedure code for administering chemotherapy in ICD-10-PCS would be found in the _____ section.
false
The root operation Dilation would be used for performing a CABG procedure.
true
The root operation restriction would be used to code a gastric banding procedure.
occlusion
The root operation that would be used for tumor embolization would be
fluroscopy
The root operation used to code imaging of coronary arteries is
medical and surgical
Thermal Ablation for neoplasms using the destruction root operation would be found in the _______ section.
brachytherapy and beam radiation
What two terms does the ICD-10-PCS code book reference you to when looking up radiation therapy in the index?
modality
When coding a radiation therpay procedure, the character 5 value would represent:
modality
Character 5 in the radiation therapy section represents:
false 2
Colonoscopy with destruction of lesion in transverse colon, and excision of polyp in ascending would require at least 3 codes
performance
Completely taking over the physiological function by extracorporeal means using a cardio bypass machine, (heart/lung machine), is coded from the extracorporeal assistance and performance section using the root operation:
true
Coronary arteries are considered body parts.
