AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Codes Section X – New Technology

Extracorporeal Histotripsy of Targeted Liver Tissue Using Ultrasound-guided Cavitation

The root operation “Destruction” has been added to the body system, Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, to create a new table XF5, Destruction of Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas, to capture extracorporeal histotripsy of targeted liver tissue using ultrasound-guided cavitation, as shown below.Section: X New Technology Body System: F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas Operation: 5 Destruction Body Part Approach Device/Substance/Technology Qualifier   0 Liver 1 Liver, Right Lobe 2 Liver, Left Lobe X External 0 Ultrasound-guided Cavitation 8 New Technology Group 8   Histotripsy is a non-invasive, non-thermal ultrasound guided ablation technology that uses a transducer to deliver acoustic...

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