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

R F Averill; R L Mullin; B A Steinbeck; N I Goldfield; T M Grant

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

J AHIMA. 1998 May;69(5):65-72.

Authors

R F Averill¹, R L Mullin, B A Steinbeck, N I Goldfield, T M Grant

Affiliation

¹ 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA.

PMID: 10179251

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.

MeSH terms

Abstracting and Indexing / methods*
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Diagnostic Imaging / classification
Disease / classification
Equipment and Supplies
Humans
Medical Records / classification*
Therapeutics / classification*
United States