Elaine was a diabetic and had a wound that would not heal, so Dr. Smith had her placed in a hyperbaric oxygenation of the wound. The root operation term used in ICD-10-PCS is: Assistance
ICD-10-PCS :
THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES Tenth Revision Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) was developed to accompany the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ICD-10 diagnosis classification. The new procedure coding system was created to replace of ICD-9-CM procedure codes for describing inpatient procedures.
The root operations defines the the objective of the procedure. Some examples of root operations are Bypass , Drainage, and Reattachment.
Assistance defines procedures that assist a physiological function but do not take complete control of it, such as intra-aortic balloon pump to support cardiac output and hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
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