ICD-10-PCS Flashcards
modifying the natural anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part. Improve appearance.
alteration
facelift
altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part.
bypass
coronary artery bypass
taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane, all are coding as external.
change
gastrostomy tube change
stopping or attempting to stop postprocedural or other acute bleeding
control
putting in or on biological or synthetic material to form a new body part that to the extent possible replicates the anatomic structure or function of an absent body part
creation
gender reassignment or congenital abnormalities
physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent
destruction
none of body part is taken out, cautery of skin lesion
cutting off all or a portion of the upper or lower extremities
detachment
expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
dilation
cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part
division
taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part
drainage
cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part
excision
taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part
extirpation
pulling or stripping out or off all of a portion of a body part by the use of force
extraction
breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces
fragmentation
joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile
fusion
putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
insertion
visually and/or manually exploring a body part
inspection
locating the route of passage of electrical impulses and/or locating functional areas in a body part
map
completely closing an orifice or lumen of a tubular body part
occlusion
putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location
reattachment
freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force
release
taking out or off a device from a body part
removal
restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
repair