AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-PCS Codes Section 0 - Medical and Surgical
Infusion Device in Head and Facial Bones
In tables 0NP, Removal of Head and Facial Bones, and 0NW, Revision of Head and Facial Bones, device value 3 Infusion Device has been added to the body part value 0 Skull, to capture removal and revision procedures performed on previously inserted infusion devices, such as the Ommaya reservoir.Section: 0 Medical and Surgical Body System: N Head and Facial Bones Operation: P Removal Body Part Approach Device Qualifier 0 Skull 0 Open 3 Percutaneous 4 Percutaneous Endoscopic X External 3 Infusion Device Z No Qualifier Section: 0 Medical and Surgical Body System: N Head and Facial Bones...
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Article Overview
This article covers an ICD-10-PCS update for head and facial bones procedures, focusing on how a device value was added in the removal and revision tables for skull-related entries. It is relevant to inpatient coders, coding auditors, and clinical documentation teams who work with procedure coding changes and device-related PCS table updates.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers recognize a procedural code-set update that may affect how certain head and facial bones procedures are represented in ICD-10-PCS, especially when device-related entries are involved.
Article Sections
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0 Medical and Surgical
Introduces the body system and operation context for the procedure tables discussed in the article.
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0 Medical and Surgical
Presents the removal table context for head and facial bones and the related device and qualifier entries.
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0 Medical and Surgical
Presents the revision table context for head and facial bones and the related device and qualifier entries.
What You Will Learn
- The general scope of the ICD-10-PCS update described in the article.
- Which head and facial bones procedure tables are affected.
- How the article frames the device-related change within procedure coding tables.
- What body system and operation categories are involved in the update.
Who Should Read This
- Inpatient medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Clinical documentation improvement teams
- Health information management professionals
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