The ICD-10-PCS Is Used to Report

question 72

Multiple Choice

The ICD-10-PCS is used to report:

• A) inpatient procedure coding.
• B) proper diagnosis coding.
• C) outpatient procedure coding.
• D) proper mortality coding.

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Definitions:

Fetal

Pertaining to a fetus, which is a developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception until birth.

Prenatal

Pertains to the period or development before the birth of a baby.

Ectoderm

The primary germ layer that gives rise to nervous tissue and some epithelial tissue.

Mesoderm

The primary germ layer that gives rise to connective tissue and some epithelial tissue.