Pre-Assessment: Introduction to Medical
Coding (PEDA) Questions and Verified
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What does the second character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicate?
Body system
Root operation
Section
Body part - Answer: body system
What does the fifth character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicate?
Device
Qualifier
Approach
Body system - Answer: Approach
Which character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicates the device?
First
Third
Sixth
Seventh - Answer: Sixth
Which section is indicated by the character 0 in an ICD-10-PCS code?
Imaging
Radiation therapy
Medical and surgical
Administration - Answer: Medical and surgical
, Which root operation grouping for the medical and surgical section contains extirpation?
Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a body part
Removing some or all of a body part
Altering the diameter or route of a tubular body part - Answer: Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a
body part
Which root operation grouping for the medical and surgical section contains transplantation?
Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a body part
Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Cutting or separating a body part
Removing some or all of a body part - Answer: Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Which root operation in ICD-10-PCS coding is categorized as moving or putting back some or all of a
body part?
Bypass
Reattachment
Extirpation
Dilation - Answer: Reattachment
Which root operation in ICD-10-PCS coding is categorized as altering the diameter or route of a tubular
body part?
Occlusion
Resection
Extirpation
Excision - Answer: Occlusion
What is the group to which bypass belongs as a root operation for the medical and surgical section of
PCS?
Coding (PEDA) Questions and Verified
Solutions 100% Correct Already Graded
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What does the second character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicate?
Body system
Root operation
Section
Body part - Answer: body system
What does the fifth character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicate?
Device
Qualifier
Approach
Body system - Answer: Approach
Which character in an ICD-10-PCS code indicates the device?
First
Third
Sixth
Seventh - Answer: Sixth
Which section is indicated by the character 0 in an ICD-10-PCS code?
Imaging
Radiation therapy
Medical and surgical
Administration - Answer: Medical and surgical
, Which root operation grouping for the medical and surgical section contains extirpation?
Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a body part
Removing some or all of a body part
Altering the diameter or route of a tubular body part - Answer: Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a
body part
Which root operation grouping for the medical and surgical section contains transplantation?
Removing solids, fluids, or gases from a body part
Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Cutting or separating a body part
Removing some or all of a body part - Answer: Moving or putting back some or all of a body part
Which root operation in ICD-10-PCS coding is categorized as moving or putting back some or all of a
body part?
Bypass
Reattachment
Extirpation
Dilation - Answer: Reattachment
Which root operation in ICD-10-PCS coding is categorized as altering the diameter or route of a tubular
body part?
Occlusion
Resection
Extirpation
Excision - Answer: Occlusion
What is the group to which bypass belongs as a root operation for the medical and surgical section of
PCS?
