PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Infected Broviac central venous catheter POSTOPERATIVE D

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PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Infected Broviac central venous catheter

POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Infected Broviac central venous catheter

PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Removal of infected central venous catheter

ANESTHESIA: General

PROCEDURE: The child was brought to the operating room, and general anesthesia induced. A double-lumen Broviac catheter was identified exiting through an anterior chest wall incision. Local anesthetic was infiltrated at the exit site, and the subcutaneous tissue attached to the catheter was spread and percutaneously divided sharply until the central venous catheter was free and removed from the superior vena cava, and the tunneled catheter was removed from the subcutaneous layer of the chest. Pressure was used for hemostasis, and a sterile dressing applied to the exit site. Sponge, needle and instrument counts were reported to be correct at the conclusion of the procedure. The child was awakened and taken to the recovery room in satisfactory condition.

What is the ICD-10 PCS code(s)?

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Answer:

ICS -10 PCS Code (s): It stands as “The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, and Procedure Coding System”. This is a system defined, developed and introduced by US, as a cataloging system for procedural codes that track various patients’ health interventions cases taken by medical professionals. Basically this system helps in tracking the key health issues treated by health medical professionals.

Like in the above case following are the tracking system as below

So whenever a medical professional performance any health treatment / surgery, he needs to follow the ICS-10 PCS code for each and every stage of the medical treatment as per the codes and procedures given in the ICS-10 PCS codes.

The above case clearly explains the pre-operative diagnosis, anesthesia application, procedural performed, post-operative diagnosis, taken for rest or other investigations. So for any operative procedure, the rules and steps to be followed along with the necessary records as per ICS-10 PCS code cataloging system.

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