ICD-10-PCS Reference Manual - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES Tenth

Revision Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) was developed with the support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, under contract Nos. 90-1138, 91-22300, 500-95-0005, and HHSM-500-2004-00011C to 3M Health Information Systems.

Rhonda R. Butler, CCS, CCS-P Robert L. Mullin, M.D. Thelma M. Grant, MBA, RHIA Richard F. Averill, M.S. Barbara A. Steinbeck, RHIT The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent those of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Preface

THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES Tenth

Revision Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a new sys tem for coding inpatient procedures, developed for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

This manual is written as a general introduction for data manag ers, payers, administrators, and medical record coders. For readers who do not need a detailed understanding of ICD-10-PCS but would like a general introduction, the material in chapter 1 and the appendices is recommended.

Manual organization Chapter 1 Chapter 2

The manual is organized into the following chapters and appen dices. A glossary also provides a list of terms introduced in the manual.

Overview. Includes a general introduction to ICD-10-PCS, a brief history of its development, and a presentation of the code structure, organization, and characteristics. The first part of the overview contains basic information; the second and third parts discuss structure, characteristics, and applications in more detail.

Procedures in the Medical and Surgical section. Provides reference material for each root operation in the MEDICAL AND SURGICAL section (0), with the full definition, additional explana tion as needed, a code example, and coding exercises for each root operation.

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