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Identify the correct root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS for the following:
A transfusion of whole blood was administered to the patient. Correct answer-transfusion
Identify the correct root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS for the following:
Tracheostomy Correct answer-bypass
Identify the correct root operation, used in ICD-10-PCS, for the following:
Reduction fracture right femoral shaft Correct answer-reposition
Identify the correct root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS for the following:
The patient could not breathe on his own, so he was placed on a ventilator. Correct answer-
performance
Identify the correct root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS for the following:
Gastric lap band for treatment of morbid obesity Correct answer-restriction
Dr. Gastron fulgurated a rectal polyp of the patient. The root operation term used for this ICD-10-PCS
code is: Correct answer-Destruction: physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the
direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent
Identify the correct root operation, used in ICD-10-PCS, for the following:
Excision gallbladder Correct answer-resection
A thrombus was identified in the patient's leg, so Dr. Common performed a thrombectomy. The root
operation term used for this ICD-10-PCS code is: Correct answer-Extirpation: taking or cutting out
solid matter from a body part
Dr. Meds manually repaired a fracture to the right metacarpal. This is reported from the ______ Body
System character of the ICD-10-PCS code. Correct answer-upper bones
Identify the correct root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS for the following:
Application of free skin graft to the nose status post excision malignant neoplasm Correct answer-
replacement
Johnny was brought into the ED with a 6cm laceration on his left arm. Dr. Singer sutured the
laceration. The root operation term used for this ICD-10-PCS code is: Correct answer-Repair:
Restoring to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function
In the Medical Surgical Section of ICD-10-PCS, the second character position represents which of the
following? Correct answer-body system
Dr. Thomas performed a tonsillectomy on Peter. The approach, as reported in ICD-10-PCS, is:
Correct answer-external
The patient was brought into the ED with an embolism in her right pulmonary vein. Dr. Rogers
brought him into the procedure room to fragment the clot. This is reported from the ______ Body
System character of the ICD-10-PCS code. Correct answer-heart and great vessels