Root Operations

These flash cards will aid in memorizing the 31 root operations of the ICD-10-PCS coding system.

31 cards   |   Total Attempts: 192
  

Cards In This Set

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Cutting out/off without replacement some of a body part
Excision
Cutting out/off without replacement all of a body part
Resection
Cutting out/off without replacement of extremity, any level
Detachment
Eradicating without replacement some/all of a body part
Destruction
Pulling out or off without replacement some/all of a body part
Extraction
Taking/letting out fluid/gasses within a body part
Drainage
Taking/cutting out solid matter within a body part
Extripation
Breaking solid matter into pieces withn a body part
Fragmentation
Cutting into/separating a body part with a body part
Division
Freeing a body part from constraint around a body part
Release
Putting in a living body part from a person/animal- some/all of a body part
Transplantation
Putting back a detached bocy part--some/all of a body part
Reattachment
Moving, to a function for a similar body part some/all of a body part
Transfer
Moving, to normal or other suitable location some/all of a a body part
Reposition
Partially closing orifice/lumen of a tubular body part
Restriction