CCS ICD-10-PCS Inpatient Procedure Coding

Question 1

How many characters does every ICD-10-PCS code contain?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 2

In ICD-10-PCS, what does the root operation 'Excision' mean?

Accepted Answer

Cutting out or off a portion of a body part without replacement

Answer

Cutting out or off all of a body part

Answer

Removing a foreign body from a body part

Answer

Separating or transecting a body part

Question 3

A surgeon performs a laparoscopic appendectomy. Which ICD-10-PCS approach value is used?

Accepted Answer

4 - Percutaneous Endoscopic

Answer

0 - Open

Answer

3 - Percutaneous

Answer

7 - Via Natural or Artificial Opening

Question 4

In ICD-10-PCS, what is the root operation for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure?

Accepted Answer

Bypass

Answer

Transfer

Answer

Repair

Answer

Replacement

Question 5

When an ICD-10-PCS code requires a 'device' character but no device is left in the body, which value is used?

Accepted Answer

Z - No Device

Answer

X - Diagnostic

Answer

Y - Other Device

Answer

0 - No Qualifier

Question 6

A patient undergoes an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a displaced femoral shaft fracture. What is the ICD-10-PCS root operation?

Accepted Answer

Reposition

Answer

Repair

Answer

Fusion

Answer

Replacement