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Chapter 1
2013 Updates
All dates that indicate an October 1, 2013 implementation date should be changed to state October 1, 2014.
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C
3. D
5. A
Code Building
1.
1.1 This is a resection, as the complete body part, the gall bladder is removed. The definition for the root operation removal involves taking out a device from a body part.
1.2 Resection, gallbladder
1.3 0FT
1.4 4—gallbladder
1.5 4—percutaneous endoscopic
1.6 Z and Z for No Device and No Qualifier
1.7 0FT44ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
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Resection
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Gallbladder
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Percutaneous Endoscopic
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No device
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No qualifier
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0
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F
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T
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4
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4
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Z
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Z
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3.
3.1 The main term orchiopexy has two cross references: see Repair, Male Reproductive System and see Reposition Male Reproductive System
3.2 Because the objective of the procedure is to place the undescended testicles into their proper spot, the correct root operation, Reposition—moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part, is selected
3.3 Reposition, Male Reproductive System
3.4 0VS
3.5 C for bilateral as the clinical documentation states testicles
3.6 0 for Open
3.7 Z and Z for No Device and No Qualifier
3.8 0VSC0ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Male Reproductive System
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Reposition
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Testis, Bilateral
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Open
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No device
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No qualifier
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0
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V
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S
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C
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0
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Z
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Z
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Chapter 2
2013 Updates
Coding Guideline A5 on page 31 updated. The last sentence now reads “Example: In the Lower Joints body system, the device value 3 in the root operation Insertion specifies Infusion Device and the device value 3 in the root operation Replacement specifies Ceramic Synthetic Substitute.”
Coding Guideline B3.1b on page 35 updated. The Guideline now reads:
“Components of a procedure specified in the root operation definition and explanation are not coded separately. Procedural steps necessary to reach the operative site and close the operative site, including anastomosis of a tubular body part, are also not coded separately.”
Also, in this Guideline there is a sentence added to the Example that reads: “In a resection of sigmoid colon with anastomosis of descending colon to rectum, the anastomosis is not coded separately.”
New Coding Guideline B4.8 to be added on page 46
B4.8
In the Gastrointestinal body system, the general body part values Upper Intestinal Tract and Lower Intestinal Tract are provided as an option for the root operations Change, Inspection, Removal and Revision. Upper Intestinal Tract includes the portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the esophagus down to and including the duodenum, and Lower Intestinal Tract includes the portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the jejunum down to and including the rectum and anus.
Example: In the root operation Change table, change of a device in the jejunum is coded using the body part Lower Intestinal Tract.
Substitute the following Approach Decision Tree for Figure 2.5 on page 46
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1. c (B5.3a)
3. c (B3.4)
5. c (A9)
7. b (B3.10c)
9. c (B2.1b)
Case Studies
Case 1
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a. Resection. Rationale: see Guideline B3.8—the entire body part is taken out
b. 2 the laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the liver biopsy
c. 0FT44ZZ, 0FB04ZX
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Hepatobiliary
System and Pancreas
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Resection
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Gallbladder
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Percutaneous Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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F
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T
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4
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4
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Z
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Z
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Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Hepatobiliary
System and Pancreas
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Excision
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Liver
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Percutaneous Endoscopic
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No Device
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Diagnostic
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0
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F
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B
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0
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4
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Z
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X
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Case 3
a. 2
b. 0CBV8ZZ, 0CBT8ZZ
Rationale: See the Index main term Excision, subterms Vocal Cord, Left, Vocal Cord, Right
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Mouth and Throat
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Excision
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Vocal Cord, Left
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Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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C
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B
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V
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8
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Z
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Z
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Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Mouth and Throat
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Excision
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Vocal Cord, Right
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Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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C
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B
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T
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8
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Z
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Z
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c.
B3.2.a—multiple procedures are coded if the same root operation is performed on different body parts as defined by distinct values of the body part character.
B3.11a—Inspection of a body part(s) performed in order to achieve the objective of a procedure is not coded separately.
Chapter 3
2013 Updates
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1. b
3. c
5. b
7. d
Which Root Operation Is It?
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Root Operation: Resection
ICD-10-PCS Code: 0FT20ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
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Resection
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Liver, Left Lobe
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Open
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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F
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T
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2
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0
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Z
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Z
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3. Root Operation: Extirpation
ICD-10-PCS Code: 0TC43ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Urinary System
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Extirpation
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Kidney Pelvis, Left
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Percutaneous
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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T
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C
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4
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3
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Z
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Z
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5. Root Operation: Extraction
ICD-10-PCS Code: 07DR3ZX
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Lymphatic and Hemic Systems
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Extraction
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Bone Marrow, Iliac
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Percutaneous
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No Device
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Diagnostic
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0
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7
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D
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R
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3
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Z
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X
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7. Root Operation: Destruction
ICD-10-PCS Code: 015C3ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Peripheral Nervous System
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Destruction
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Pudendal Nerve
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Percutaneous
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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1
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5
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C
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3
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Z
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Z
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9. Root Operation: Fragmentation
ICD-10-PCS Code: 0TF78ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Urinary System
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Fragmentation
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Ureter, Left
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Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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T
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F
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7
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8
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Z
|
Z
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Chapter 4
2013 Updates
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b
3. a
5. c
7. c
9. d
Which Root Operation Is It?
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Root Operation: Release
ICD-10-PCS Code: 0DN34ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Gastrointestinal
System
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Release
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Esophagus, Lower
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Percutaneous
Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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D
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N
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3
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4
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Z
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Z
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3. Root Operation: Reposition
ICD-10-PCS Code: 0MSN4ZZ
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
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Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Bursae and Ligaments
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Reposition
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Knee Bursae and Ligaments, Right
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Percutaneous
Endoscopic
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No Device
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No Qualifier
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0
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M
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S
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N
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4
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Z
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Z
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5. Root Operation: Transfer
ICD-10-PCS Code: 01X50Z4
The Anterior Interosseous nerve is not listed under the main term Transfer, Nerve. See the Body Part Index and/or the Index under the Anterior Interosseous Nerve, use Nerve, Median.
Section
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Body System
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Root Operation
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Body Part
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Approach
|
Device
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Qualifier
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Medical and Surgical
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Peripheral Nervous
System
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Transfer
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Median Nerve
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Open
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No Device
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Ulnar
Nerve
|
0
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1
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X
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5
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0
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Z
|
4
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