Reference no: EM133503516
You will use your two (2) chosen pathologies (disease, illness, or disorder) that you selected for the Unit 3 PowerPoint assignment. Pneumonia
Find an inpatient (ICD-10-PCS) procedure a patient may have due to their disease, illness, or disorder
For example: illness = appendicitis and the physician has determined a laparoscopic appendectomy is the treatment plan
Submit a Word document with the following information:
Step 1: Provide the appropriate ICD-10-PCS code for your first procedure
For example, ICD-10-PCS code is 0DTJ4ZZ
Step 2: Provide the steps you used to locate the code
Use the following as an example:
In the Index locate the main term = Resection
Locate the subterm = appendix
Provide any additional subterms if applicable
The first three or four digits provided is ODTJ
Verify code in the Table and give the ICD-10-PCS code and explain the characters
ICD-10-PCS code: 0DTJ4ZZ
Character 0 = Section, Medical and Surgical
Character D = Body System, Gastrointestinal
Character T = Operation, Resection: cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
Character J = Body Part, Appendix
Character 4 = Approach, Percutaneous Endoscopic
Character Z = Device, No device
Character Z = Qualifier, No qualifier
Step 3: Pick one (1) Official Coding Guideline from your ICD-10-PCS codebook and explain the guideline (using your own words)