What letter or number represents the device in code 7W04X4Z?
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Joe Jackson was admitted to receive brachytherapy with a low-dose rate of
palladium of the pelvic region. What is the correct code?
Index: Radiation Therapy>see Brachytherapy…pelvic region DW16 (modality
qualifier) B…(isotope) B…(qualifier) Z.
Which of the following codes identifies the male reproductive system?
Code CV191ZZ identifies the male reproductive system.
In code B02BYZZ, what is the body part?
In code B02BYZZ—the body part is the Spinal cord
Which of the following is not a root operation under the section Nuclear
Medicine?
Brachytherapy is located in the Radiation Therapy section.
In the Imaging section, the axial skeleton includes which of the following?
The skull and facial bones are part of the axial skeleton. However, the
Imaging section BR1 lists parts of the axial skeleton but excludes the skull
and facial bones from the code.
The obstetrics root operation is identified by character position _________
Obstetrics root operations is identified by Character 3.
, The percutaneous approach would include all except:
An EGD is endoscopic and does not puncture the skin.
What is the root operation for colonoscopy with polypectomy?
The excision codes the removal of the polyp from the colon (removing part of
a body part). The other characters in the code will identify the endoscopic
part of the procedure.
Which root operation listed in the Imaging section has no values for the
characters 5, 6, and 7 for any body system noted in character 2?
Every body system listed under the section Imaging for the root operation
ultrasonography has a (Z none) for characters 5, 6, and 7.
The Imaging section has a body system of non-axial lower bones. The root
operation is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Why are these considered to
be non-axial bones?
Appendicular skeletal bones are those that are appendages, such as
extremities, and not part of the trunk and skull.
What is the section character for radiation therapy?
The tables of ICD-10-PCS indicate D is the section for radiation therapy.
In code BQ1H0ZZ, the contrast material is?
Code BQ1H0ZZ—the contrast material is High Osmolar.
An example of fragmentation would be:
Fragmentation is breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as the
breaking of kidney stones by lithotripsy.