Answers
Root operation for this is;
TRANSFUSION (putting in blood and blood products).
The substance that the patient was given is blood PLATELETS.
The correct code for the procedure is;
ICD-10—PCS code is 30233R1
.Answer the following questions after reading the following case study.
Emergency Room Note
This 64 year old female patient is diagnosed with leukemia and presents today for a nonautologous transfusion of platelets due to a low platelet count. The transfusion was completed in the left arm in the peripheral vein percutaneously.
The patient tolerated the procedure well and was told to follow up with her physician in four days.
What is the root operation for this case?
What is the substance that the patient was given?
What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code for this case?
Root operation for this is;
TRANSFUSION (putting in blood and blood products).
The substance that the patient was given is blood PLATELETS.
The correct code for the procedure is;
ICD-10—PCS code is 30233R1
.