Key Concepts

Key concepts in this lesson:

• The ICD-10-PCS system structure is divided into 17 sections that name the general type of procedure or service.
• Each ICD-10-PCS code character is an aspect of the procedure. Specify all 7 characters for a code to be valid.
• The process of building an ICD-10-PCS code consists of assigning values from the valid choices for that part of the system using the rules for building codes.
• ICD-10-PCS Tables give the available value choices to build a complete and valid code.
• The ICD-10-PCS Index is an alphabetic lookup so you can locate the correct Table that has all the information you need to build a procedure code. It gives the first 3 or 4 values of the code and refers to a specific location in the Tables.
• Section X, New Technology, provides a place for codes for certain new technology procedures not currently classified in ICD-10-PCS.