About ICD-10 Coding. On January 15, 2009, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule calling for the adoption of a new edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) standards known as the 10th edition using Clinical Modifications (CM) and the Procedure Coding System (PCS).

Procedure coding changed drastically when ICD-10-PCS went live in October 2015. In-depth anatomy, root operations, approaches, and seventh characters made coders rethink how they reported procedures within ICD-10-PCS. However as the newness of ICD-10 wears off, experienced coders may be falling back ICD-10-PCS: Hemodialysis for FY2018 . 19 October 2017; by: Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA in: Coders' Corner Tags: ICD-10-PCS Coding note: no comments by Lynn Kuehn, MS, RHIA, CCS-P, FAHIMA. Hemodialysis coding for FY2018 includes a major change to the Duration value for the code. The coding of heart procedures is done very differently in ICD-9-CM versus ICD-10-PCS. In honor of American Heart Month, this month's Code Cracker explores the guidelines for coding heart procedures. There are a few specific guidelines associated with procedures done on the coronary arteries in ICD-10-PCS which need to be reviewed. Bypass ICD-10-PCS introduces procedure guidelines and coder confusion HCPRO Website, March 8, 2013. Currently we only have a little advice when it comes to coding procedures using ICD-9-CM Volume 3 codes, and most of that comes from AHA Coding Clinic. 2019 ICD-10 PCS (Procedure Coding System) complete online reference.. ICD-10-PCS (Procedure Codes) has been developed as a replacement for Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM. ICD-10-PCS has a 7 character alpha-numeric code structure that provides a unique code for all substantially different procedures, and allows new procedures to be incorporated as new codes. The medical and surgical section codes represent the vast majority of procedures reported in an inpatient setting. Medical and