Inpatient - Medical Coding Guide

Coding tips for Dilation: one of the icd 10 pcs root operations

February 24, 2017April 5, 2019 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Coding tips for Root Operation "Dilation" for IP coders

Dilation: one of icd 10 pcs root operations Four-root operations are used to alter the diameter or route of tubular body part, Restriction, occlusion, dilation and bypass. Tubular body parts are the hollow body parts that provide a route of passage of solids, liquids or gases. This includes cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, biliary and respiratory tracts. Dilation is the key root operation among all of these. The main objective of root operation dilation is just to expand or enlarge the diameter of the orifice or lumen of a tubular body part.…

Coding tips for Resection: one of the icd 10 pcs root operations

February 23, 2017April 28, 2019 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Awesome tips for Root Operation "Resection"

In ICD 10 PCS we have around 31 icd 10 pcs root operations for coding procedure codes. Out of these we have already discussed few of them previously. Today, we try to learn when to use root operation RESECTION: one of icd 10 pcs root operations for coding ICD 10 PCS codes. Root operation defines the main objective of the procedure. It is the third character of the ICD 10 PCS code. Each root operation have a particular character value. Like for Excision it has a Character value B and for Resection it…

Use of DRAINAGE: One of ICD 10 PCS Root Operations in IP coding

February 21, 2017April 28, 2019 Jitendra M.Sc CPC

Learn How to use DRAINAGE Root Operation in IP coding

Drainage- One of the icd 10 pcs root operations We all know that icd 10 pcs root operations plays a vital role in choosing the correct ICD 10 PCS code for any procedure. There are many root operations, which we will come across while selecting the procedure code. However, if you know each of these root operations you will always select the correct one. As I have already shared an article for ‘DILATION’ root operation, here we will learn more about one more icd 10 pcs root operations ‘DRAINAGE’. This…