ICD-10-PCS Character Analysis: Test Your Knowledge of Character 7 – Qualifier
Written by Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS
Monday, 10 November 2014 00:00
The process of constructing codes in ICD-10-PCS is designed to be logical and consistent: individual letters and numbers called "values" are selected in sequence to occupy the seven spaces of the code, called "characters."
In ICD-10-PCS the seventh character defines the qualifier – i.e., an additional attribute of the procedure, if applicable.
Official Qualifier Guidelines:
Biopsy Procedures: Biopsy procedures are coded using the root operations Excision, Extraction, or Drainage, and the qualifier Diagnostic. The qualifier Diagnostic is used only for biopsies (ICD-10-PCS Guideline B3.4a).
Bypass Procedures: Bypass procedures are coded by identifying the body part bypassed “from” and the body part bypassed “to.” The fourth-character body part specifies the body part bypassed from, and the qualifier specifies the body part bypassed to (ICD-10-PCS Guideline B3.6a).
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