Exam 7: General Coding Guidelines for Other Medical- and Surgical-Related Procedures and Ancillary Procedures

Immobilization is limiting or preventing motion of a body region.

Mechanical respiratory ventilation longer than 96 hours

A bone marrow transplant is coded to the root operation, transplant.

In the Administration section, character "6" is used to identify the substance being introduced.

What is the section value for radiation oncology?

Abortion induced with laminaria

Chiropractic treatment to cervical spine using short lever specific contact

The new technology section, or section X, was created in response to new technology proposals presented to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee.

Pheresis is a type of extracorporeal therapy.

EEG monitoring, external

CPAP, 48 hours

Packing wound, abdomen wall

Isotope is the sixth character in the radiation oncology section.

In the mental health section, characters five, six, and seven are for qualifiers that are not specified and always have a value of none.

Root type is the sixth character in the physical rehabilitation and diagnostic audiology section.

When a code from Section X is assigned, an adjunctive code from another table also needs to be assigned.

Educational counseling

Therapeutic massage is coded in the other procedures section.

The first character value for a physical rehabilitation or diagnostic audiology procedure is F.

Suture removal can be coded in the other procedures section of ICD-10-PCS.