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

PubMedPublished 1 May 1998
Richard F. Averill, Robert L. Mullin, Barbara A. Steinbeck, Norbert Goldfield, Thelma M. Grant
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TL;DR

The development and structure of ICD-10-PCS are described--as well as the modifications that have been made to the system as a result of extensive review and testing.

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.

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