Development of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS).

Richard F. Averill, Robert L. Mullin, Barbara A. Steinbeck, Norbert Goldfield, Thelma M. Grant

PubMed · 1998 · 42 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) has been developed as a replacement for Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM. This article will describe the development and structure of ICD-10-PCS--as well as describe the modifications that have been made to the system as a result of extensive review and testing.