AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 1; Correction Notices
Abdominoperineal Resection with Flap Closure of the Perineum and Colostomy
Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS Fourth Quarter 2014, pages 40-41, contained an omission. The ICD-10-PCS code for resection of the perineum muscle was inadvertently not included. The surgical report also described resection of the perineum muscle. The following ICD-10-PCS code should have been assigned to capture the resection of the perineum muscle: 0KTM0ZZ Resection of perineum muscle, open approach ...
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Article Overview
This article is a short ICD-10-PCS Coding Clinic correction from the Fourth Quarter 2014 issue. It addresses a missing procedure code associated with documentation in a surgical report and is relevant to inpatient coding professionals who work with operative reports and official coding guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps coders and auditors understand a published correction to prior Coding Clinic guidance and recognize that the article focuses on ICD-10-PCS procedure assignment for a specific operative detail.
What You Will Learn
- What the Coding Clinic correction addresses
- How the article frames the missing ICD-10-PCS assignment
- Which official coding source and issue the correction references
- What type of operative documentation is discussed at a high level
Who Should Read This
- Hospital inpatient coders
- Coding auditors
- Health information management professionals
- ICD-10-PCS educators
- Clinical documentation specialists
Codes Discussed
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