AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Robotic Assisted Surgery

Effective October 1, 2008, a new subcategory 17.4, Robotic assisted procedures, was created to describe technological advances using robotic assisted surgery. Robotic-assisted surgery is the most recent development in minimally invasive surgery. This new technology is designed to enhance surgical capabilities by facilitating the performance of complex surgery through small incisions. Robotics requires the use of a surgical robot (computerized system with a motorized construction, usually an arm, capable of interacting with the environment). It includes sensors, which provide feedback data and a system to process this information. The system cannot be programmed nor can it make decisions...

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