Exam 7: General Coding Guidelines for Other Medical- and Surgical-Related Procedures and Ancillary Procedures

Radionuclide is the second character in the nuclear medicine section.

Detoxification services are a procedure that can be coded in the mental health section.

In the substance abuse section, characters five, six, and seven are for qualifiers.

Hemodialysis, multiple sessions

Removal of packing from right nare

Any root operation in the medical and surgical section can be used in the osteopathic section.

Radionuclide is root type in the nuclear medicine section.

Root type is the sixth character in the physical rehabilitation and diagnostic audiology section.

MRI procedures are located in the nuclear medicine section.

Transfusion of nonautologous platelets, percutaneous via peripheral vein

The fourth character is the body part that is the focus of the radiation therapy.

Instruction of caregiver to assist patient with showering

What is the section value for administration?

The seventh character identifies whether the procedure is a physical rehabilitation procedure or a diagnostic audiology procedure.

Acupuncture can be coded in the other procedures section of ICD-10-PCS.

Low cervical cesarean section would be identified by the fifth character, approach.

Extracorporeal therapy uses equipment outside the body for a therapeutic purpose that does not involve the assistance or performance of a physiological function.

Modality qualifier is the fifth character in the radiation oncology section.

An obstetric procedure is any procedure performed on a pregnant woman.

When a fifth character stands for duration, this specifies the duration of the procedure.