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Trivia ICD-10-PCS Root Operation Inspection Value J

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Root Operation J: Inspection
The definition for the root operation Inspection provided in the 2014 ICD-10-PCS Reference Manual is, "Visually and/or manually exploring a body part." Inspection represents procedures where the sole object is to examine a body part. The visual inspection may be performed with or without optical instrumentation and manual exploration may be performed directly or through intervening body layers. Procedures that are discontinued without any other root operation being performed are also coded to Inspection.

There are several coding guidelines that apply to the root operation Inspection, available.
ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting:

  • Coding Guideline B3.11a: Inspection of a body part(s) performed in order to achieve the objective of a procedure is not coded separately.
  • Coding Guideline B3.11b: If multiple non-tubular body parts in a region are inspected, the body part that specifies the entire area inspected is coded.
  • Coding Guideline B3.11c: When both an Inspection procedure and another procedure are performed on the same body part during the same episode, if the Inspection procedure is performed using a different approach than the other procedure, the Inspection procedure is coded separately.
 
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