AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS New/Revised Codes Section 8 – Other Procedures

Morphological Structure Analysis System

In table 8E0, Other Procedures of Physiological Systems and Anatomical Regions, method value G Confocal Microscopy, and qualifier value P Intraoperative Specimen Analysis, were added to the body region value Z None, to capture intraoperative specimen analysis via a morphological structure analysis system.Body Region Approach Method Qualifier Z None X External G Confocal Microscopy P Intraoperative Specimen Analysis The new code will capture the use of morphological analysis systems such as the Histolog® Scanner that use confocal fluorescence and non-ionizing lower-power optical radiation to provide real-time high-resolution imaging of fresh excised tissue during surgery. Cell morphology can be...

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