ICD-10-PCS 2019: The Complete Official Codebook, 1st edition

Clear guidance in ICD¿-10-¿PCS 2019 coding

• Updated -¿ The complete 2019 ICD-10-PCS code set is organized in 17 sections of tables arranged by general procedure type. With these tables, users can build codes by selecting characters that reflect the procedure performed. Starting each section are a character meanings table and citations to American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic.
• Updated -¿ Official coding guidelines have been updated or revised to help readers use the most current code set appropriately, following the guidelines specific to each section.
• Updated ¿- Up-to-date detailed information on the structure and conventions of ICD-¿10-¿PCS reveals the unique structure and specific definitions and functions of each character. Users can practice with sample exercises, which include answers.
• A summary of changes lets users quickly see how additions and deletions affect each section of ICD-10-PCS.
  

Key information needed for inpatient procedure coding

• Procedure combination tables identify ICD-¿10-¿PCS code combination requirements needed to satisfy certain MS-¿DRG requirements.
• Color-¿coding and symbols for ICD-¿10 MS-¿DRG Medicare Code Edits (MCEs) are provided for:
• Non¿covered procedures
• Limited coverage procedures
• Combination only procedures
• Non¿-operating room procedures affecting MS-¿DRG assignment
• Non-¿operating room procedures not affecting MS-¿DRG assignment
• Hospital acquired condition-¿related (HAC) procedures
• Valuable resources guiding users through inpatient procedures include:
• Root operation definition table for Medical and Surgical section
• Root operation for the Medical and Surgical section grouped by objective
• Operation/Type definition tables for other ICD-¿10-¿PCS sections
• Body part definitions and body part key for accurate identification of correct body part character
• Device key and device aggregation tables
• Approach definitions
• Substance key
• Revised - In the Medical and Surgical section, body part values have been revised or streamlined for clarity and usefulness as coded data.
• New - New qualifiers were added to identify:
• More specificity for Bypass procedures
• Drug coated balloon use in Dilation procedures
• Stent Retriever use in Extirpation procedures
• Use of irreversible electroporation in Destruction procedures
  

Visual aids

• New - New full-color approach illustrations show the access location, method, and instrumentation that determine the anatomic and procedural approach.
• Illustrations of body parts with indicators to applicable code characters appear immediately after the character meanings tables in the Medical and Surgical section.
• Visual alerts, such as color-coding and symbols, identify male/female procedures and new/revised character values.

Clear guidance in ICD¿-10-¿PCS 2019 coding

• The complete 2019 ICD-10-PCS code set is organized in 17 sections of tables arranged by general procedure type. With these tables, users can build codes by selecting characters that reflect the procedure performed. Starting each section are a character meanings table and citations to American Hospital Association’s Coding Clinic.
• Official coding guidelines have been updated or revised to help readers use the most current code set appropriately, following the guidelines specific to each section.
• Up-to-date detailed information on the structure and conventions of ICD-¿10-¿PCS reveals the unique structure and specific definitions and functions of each character. Users can practice with sample exercises, which include answers.
  

Key information needed for inpatient procedure coding

• In the Medical and Surgical section, body part values have been revised or streamlined for clarity and usefulness as coded data.
• New qualifiers were added to identify:
• More specificity for Bypass procedures
• Drug coated balloon use in Dilation procedures
• Stent Retriever use in Extirpation procedures
• Use of irreversible electroporation in Destruction procedures
  

Visual aids

• New full-color approach illustrations show the access location, method, and instrumentation that determine the anatomic and procedural approach.