Who was contracted to develop ICD-10-PCS?

Correct answer: 3M

What year was ICD-10-PCS originally completed?

Correct answer: 1998

All codes in ICD-10-PCS have how many characters?

Correct answer: 7

What character defines the body part, or specific anatomical site where the procedure was performed?

Correct answer: 4

ICD-10-PCS is composed of how many sections?

Correct answer: 17

What section value do all procedure codes in the medical and surgical section begin with?

Correct answer: 0

What information is excluded from the ICD-10-PCS code?

Correct answer: Diagnosis

Physicians use ICD-10-PCS to code their office visits?

Correct answer: False

True or False: ICD-10-PCS is used by hospitals for coding inpatient procedures?

Correct answer: True

True or False: The purpose of the Alphabetic Index is to help locate the appropriate table that contains all information necessary to construct a procedure code?

Correct answer: True