Assignment objective: Imagine you are a new medical coder, and you are learning the process for looking up extracorporeal cases in ICD-10-PCS. Analyze and review an extracorporeal assistance case and an extracorporeal performance case, and discuss proper ICD-10-PCS code assignment for these sections.
Length: Your submission should be a minimum of 9 slides in length, not counting the title and reference slides. Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion.
References: You are required to use at least your textbook as an outside source. References must be in APA format.
Details: Develop a PowerPoint presentation about coding from the extracorporeal sections, and include a slide for each topic outlined below:
- Slide 1: Title
- Slide 2: Introduction
- Slide 3: Case 1 Review
- Slide 4: Case 1 Analysis
- Slide 5: Case 2 Review
- Slide 6: Case 2 Analysis
- Slide 7: Discuss the process to look up ICD-10-PCS codes
- Slide 8: Describe the process to ensure the most accurate code is assigned
- Slide 9: Discuss your level of understanding of ICD-10-PCS coding as of this unit.
- Slide 10: Provide a summary slide.
- Slide 11: Provide a reference slide.
Case 1: The patient is admitted as an inpatient and is put on ventilation. Ventilation is performed for the patient for 48 consecutive hours. What is the ICD-10-PCS code, and how would you find this code in the manual?
Case 2: A 2-day old patient is admitted as an inpatient and is given ultraviolet light therapy to treat jaundice. What is the ICD-10-PCS code and how would you find this code in the manual?
