Week 1

Question 1

seven characters of a PCS code

Answer 1

1. section
2. body system
3. root operation
4. body part
5. approach
6. device
7. qualifier

Question 2

NOS

Answer 2

not otherwise specified

Question 3

NEC

Answer 3

not elsewhere classified

Question 4

alteration

Answer 4

modifying anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function

Question 5

bypass

Answer 5

altering the route of passage of contents of a tubular body part

Question 6

change

Answer 6

taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane

Question 7

control

Answer 7

stopping or attempting to stop postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Question 8

creation

Answer 8

putting in or on biological or synthetic material to form a new body part that to the extent possible replicates the anatomic structure or function of an absent body part

Question 9

destruction

Answer 9

physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

Question 10

detachment

Answer 10

cutting off all or a portion of the upper or lower extremities

Question 11

dilation

Answer 11

expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

Question 12

division

Answer 12

cutting into a body part without draining the fluids and/or gases from the body part in order to separate or transect a body part

Question 13

drainage

Answer 13

taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Question 14

excision

Answer 14

cutting out or off without replacement a portion or body part

Question 15

extirpation

Answer 15

taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

Question 16

extraction

Answer 16

pulling or stripping out all or a portion of a body part by use of force

Question 17

fragmentation

Answer 17

breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Question 18

fusion

Answer 18

joining together portions of an articular body part rendering it immobile

Question 19

insertion

Answer 19

putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Question 20

inspection

Answer 20

visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Question 21

map

Answer 21

locating the route of passage of electrical impulses and/or locating functional areas in a body part

Question 22

occlusion

Answer 22

completely closing an orifice or lumen of a tubular body part

Question 23

reattachment

Answer 23

putting back in or all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location

Question 24

release

Answer 24

freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force

Question 25

removal

Answer 25

taking out or off a device from a body part

Question 26

repair

Answer 26

restoring to the extent possible a body part to its normal anatomical structure and function

Question 27

replacement

Answer 27

putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place or function of all or portion of a body part

Question 28

reposition

Answer 28

moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

Question 29

resection

Answer 29

cutting out or off without replacement all of a body part

Question 30

restriction

Answer 30

partially closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

Question 31

revision

Answer 31

correcting to the extent possible a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a misplaced device

Question 32

supplement

Answer 32

putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces or augments the function of a portion of a body part

Question 33

transfer

Answer 33

moving without taking out all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

Question 34

transplantation

Answer 34

putting in or on all or a portion of a living body part taken from another individual or animal to physically take the place and or function of all or a portion of a similar body part

Question 35

device

Answer 35

an object that is supposed to remain in the body after the completion of a procedure, such as a pacemaker

Question 36

procedure

Answer 36

the complete specification of the seven characters to identify what service was performed

Question 37

qualifier

Answer 37

additional information unique to the individual procedure being performed

Question 38

root operation

Answer 38

the objective of the procedure, such as bypass, drainage, fluoroscopy, and the like