AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Femoral Head Resection

An ambulatory 15-year-old patient presented with complaints of hip pain secondary to dislocated left hip. She underwent left femoral head resection. In this case, the left femoral head and proximal femur were excised. Per the ICD-10-PCS body part key, femoral head refers coders to use “upper femur.”  Should the root operation be excision or resection?  What components are considered part of the “upper femur” body part?   ...

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