Root Operations That Take Out Some or All of a Body Part
Cutting, Separation, Taking Out and Putting Back
Examples and other Facts
100
A coding structure that consists of numbers only in the procedure codes.
What is ICD-9CM?
100
The alphabetic index is used to locate the appropriate one in order to construct a procedure code in ICD-10 PCS.
What is a Table?
100
Root operation used for amputations.
What is detachment?
100
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.
What is drainage?
100
Below the knee amputation.
What is detachment?
200
The coding system that will replace ICD-9CM, which currently includes both diagnostic and procedure codes.
What is ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
200
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part.
What is Bypass?
200
This is not a root term because it is a means of "opening" and is always an integral part of another procedure.
What is Incision?
200
Involves taking or cutting out solid matter or material from a body part.
What is extirpation?
200
Root operations in the medical/surgical section are arranged into groups based on this.
What is: similar attributes?
300
This letter is used as a placeholder in ICD-10-CM.
What is "X"?
300
Character value 3 in the procedure code which defines the objective of the procedure.
What is "Root Operation"?
300
Root Operation that is similar to excision except it involves cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part.
What is resection?
300
Breaking apart solid matter in a body part into pieces. The pieces of solid matter are not taken out.
What is fragmentation?
300
Examples are adjustment or pacemaker lead or adjustment of a hip prosthesis.
What is revision?
400
Like ICD-9-CM, discontinued procedures in ICD-10-PCS should be coded to the procedure that was actually performed. If a procedure is discontinued before any other root operation is performed, then this root operation is coded.
What is inspection?
400
Qualifier that is used to identify excision procedures that are biopsies.
What is "Diagnostic"?
400
Root operation defined as physical eradication of all or a portion or a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent and none of the body part is physically taken out.
What is destruction?
400
The objective of this root operation is to free a body part from abnormal constraint.
What is release?
400
These letters of the alphabet aren't used in ICD-10 PCS as they could be easily confused with the number 1 and 0.
What is the letters I and O
500
ICD-9CM procedure codes have 3-4 characters and all characters are numeric. ICD-10-PCS differs from ICD-9 with the number and type of characters in each procedure code.
What is: 7 characters that are alpha or numeric?
500
Definition of the body part being freed and not the tissue being manipulated or cut to free the body part.
What is "Release"?
500
Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force.
What is extraction?
500
Where a body part is moved or relocated to its normal location or other suitable location. An example would be reduction of a fracture.
What is reposition?
500
The sentence, "Suzy Buys Root Beer At Dairy Queen", is an easy way to remember the 7 characters of procedure codes in ICD-10-PCS.
What is Section, Body System, Root Operation, Body Part, Approach, Device, Qualifier?