Rationale: The root operation Excision is used to describe the partial removal of the pineal gland, also called the pineal body. The approach is open, and there no device value or qualifier value appropriate for this code. An additional code is required for the computer assisted portion of the procedure. The main term in the index is Computer assisted procedure. The body region value is 9, Head and Neck Region. The approach is X, External. The method value is B, Computer assisted procedure, and the qualifier value is G, with computerized tomography. Case study coding 1. 0SRC0J9, 8E0YXBZ Rationale: The root operation Replacement is used to code these procedures. The right knee was replaced with a synthetic substitute, device value J. The approach is open and the qualifier value is 9, Cemented. The removal of the native joint is not coded separately. The computer assisted navigation should be coded separately. The main index term is Computer assisted procedures, and the body region value is Y, Lower Extremity. The approach is X, External. The method value is B, Computer assisted procedure, and the qualifier value is Z, no qualifier. 3. Root: Acupuncture; Code: 8E0H30Z Rationale: Acupuncture only has two codes in ICD-10-PCS. When the procedure is therapeutic and not for anesthesia, the only code provided in the index is 8E0H30Z. Chapter 24 2013 Updates Update page 492 under the heading of “Contrast Used for the Imaging Section” by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph. The paragraph should end with the reference to (ASHP 2011). This document is no longer available on the internet. The following is a list of low osmolar contrast media that you can use: Isovue 200, 250, 300, and 370 Omnipaque 140, 180, 240, 300, and 350 Optiray 160, 240, 300, 320, and 350 Oxilan 300 and 350 Ultravist 150, 240, 300, and 370 Visipaque 320 Answer Key Check Your Understanding Coding Knowledge Check 1. Plain Radiography
Rationale: The root operation Excision is used to describe the partial removal of the pineal gland, also called the pineal body. The approach is open, and there no device value or qualifier value appropriate for this code. An additional code is required for the computer assisted portion of the procedure. The main term in the index is Computer assisted procedure. The body region value is 9, Head and Neck Region. The approach is X, External. The method value is B, Computer assisted procedure, and the qualifier value is G, with computerized tomography. Case study coding 1. 0SRC0J9, 8E0YXBZ Rationale: The root operation Replacement is used to code these procedures. The right knee was replaced with a synthetic substitute, device value J. The approach is open and the qualifier value is 9, Cemented. The removal of the native joint is not coded separately. The computer assisted navigation should be coded separately. The main index term is Computer assisted procedures, and the body region value is Y, Lower Extremity. The approach is X, External. The method value is B, Computer assisted procedure, and the qualifier value is Z, no qualifier. 3. Root: Acupuncture; Code: 8E0H30Z Rationale: Acupuncture only has two codes in ICD-10-PCS. When the procedure is therapeutic and not for anesthesia, the only code provided in the index is 8E0H30Z. Chapter 24 2013 Updates Update page 492 under the heading of “Contrast Used for the Imaging Section” by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph. The paragraph should end with the reference to (ASHP 2011). This document is no longer available on the internet. The following is a list of low osmolar contrast media that you can use: Isovue 200, 250, 300, and 370 Omnipaque 140, 180, 240, 300, and 350 Optiray 160, 240, 300, 320, and 350 Oxilan 300 and 350 Ultravist 150, 240, 300, and 370 Visipaque 320 Answer Key Check Your Understanding Coding Knowledge Check 1. Plain Radiography
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