HIM 1126C MODULE 03 ASSIGNMENT BODY
SYSTEMS WORKSHEET | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
SECTION 1: BODY SYSTEM VALUE IDENTIFICATION
Question 1: For a procedure performed on the median nerve, which ICD-10-PCS
body system value would be used?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 1 - Peripheral Nervous System
• C) 8 - Eye
• D) G - Endocrine
Answer: B
Rationale: The median nerve is part of the peripheral nervous system. ICD-10-PCS
Character 2 value "1" is used for the Peripheral Nervous System. You must
distinguish between central and peripheral nervous systems in PCS .
Question 2: A mitral valve replacement is performed. Which ICD-10-PCS body
system value applies?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 2 - Heart and Great Vessels
• C) 3 - Upper Arteries
• D) 5 - Upper Veins
,Answer: B
Rationale: The mitral valve is in the heart. ICD-10-PCS Character 2 value "2"
corresponds to the Heart and Great Vessels body system .
Question 3: A laparoscopic partial splenectomy is coded. What is the correct
body system character?
• A) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• B) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
• C) G - Endocrine
• D) P - Upper Bones
Answer: A
Rationale: The spleen is part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system in ICD-10-PCS,
which uses body system value "7". This system includes the spleen, lymph nodes,
and bone marrow .
Question 4: A right adrenalectomy is performed laparoscopically. The body
system for this procedure is:
• A) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• B) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
• C) G - Endocrine
• D) T - Urinary
Answer: C
Rationale: The adrenal glands are part of the Endocrine System, which uses ICD-
10-PCS body system value "G" .
, Question 5: A percutaneous drainage of a left axillary lymph node is performed.
What is the correct body system?
• A) 5 - Upper Veins
• B) 6 - Lower Veins
• C) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• D) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
Answer: C
Rationale: Axillary lymph nodes are part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system,
which uses body system value "7" .
Question 6: A patient undergoes a total thymectomy via open approach. Which
body system is coded?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 1 - Peripheral Nervous System
• C) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• D) G - Endocrine
Answer: C
Rationale: The thymus is considered part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system in
ICD-10-PCS, coded with body system value "7" .
Question 7: A right cochlear implant is performed. The body system for this
procedure is:
• A) 8 - Eye
• B) 9 - Ear, Nose, Sinus
• C) B - Respiratory
SYSTEMS WORKSHEET | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
SECTION 1: BODY SYSTEM VALUE IDENTIFICATION
Question 1: For a procedure performed on the median nerve, which ICD-10-PCS
body system value would be used?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 1 - Peripheral Nervous System
• C) 8 - Eye
• D) G - Endocrine
Answer: B
Rationale: The median nerve is part of the peripheral nervous system. ICD-10-PCS
Character 2 value "1" is used for the Peripheral Nervous System. You must
distinguish between central and peripheral nervous systems in PCS .
Question 2: A mitral valve replacement is performed. Which ICD-10-PCS body
system value applies?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 2 - Heart and Great Vessels
• C) 3 - Upper Arteries
• D) 5 - Upper Veins
,Answer: B
Rationale: The mitral valve is in the heart. ICD-10-PCS Character 2 value "2"
corresponds to the Heart and Great Vessels body system .
Question 3: A laparoscopic partial splenectomy is coded. What is the correct
body system character?
• A) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• B) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
• C) G - Endocrine
• D) P - Upper Bones
Answer: A
Rationale: The spleen is part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system in ICD-10-PCS,
which uses body system value "7". This system includes the spleen, lymph nodes,
and bone marrow .
Question 4: A right adrenalectomy is performed laparoscopically. The body
system for this procedure is:
• A) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• B) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
• C) G - Endocrine
• D) T - Urinary
Answer: C
Rationale: The adrenal glands are part of the Endocrine System, which uses ICD-
10-PCS body system value "G" .
, Question 5: A percutaneous drainage of a left axillary lymph node is performed.
What is the correct body system?
• A) 5 - Upper Veins
• B) 6 - Lower Veins
• C) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• D) F - Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
Answer: C
Rationale: Axillary lymph nodes are part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system,
which uses body system value "7" .
Question 6: A patient undergoes a total thymectomy via open approach. Which
body system is coded?
• A) 0 - Central Nervous System
• B) 1 - Peripheral Nervous System
• C) 7 - Lymphatic and Hemic
• D) G - Endocrine
Answer: C
Rationale: The thymus is considered part of the Lymphatic and Hemic system in
ICD-10-PCS, coded with body system value "7" .
Question 7: A right cochlear implant is performed. The body system for this
procedure is:
• A) 8 - Eye
• B) 9 - Ear, Nose, Sinus
• C) B - Respiratory
