ICD 10 Coding Alert

Key: Boil down what physician performed to match root operation definitions. If you want a complete picture of ICD-10 going into effect in 2013, you should not overlook ICD-10-PCS. Take a minute to examine root operations. When reporting ICD-10-PCS, you have to really break down what the physician performed into one of 31 root operations. You can find them grouped together like this: Root operations that take out some/all of a body part Root operations that take out solids/fluids/gasses from a body part Root operations involving cutting or separation only Root operations that put in/put back or move some/all of a body part Root operations that alter the diameter/route of a tubular body part Root operations that always involve a device Root operations involving examination only Root operations that include other repairs Root operations that include other objectives Underneath these nine categories, you'll find the 31 root operations. Example: Suppose [...]