AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS NEW/REVISED CODES

Intraoperative Fluorescence Guidance

In section 8, Other Procedures, a new method value E Fluorescence Guided Procedure, was added for the body regions, Head and Neck, Trunk, Upper Extremity, and Lower Extremity, to capture additional detail for fluorescence-guided procedures. For example, the new codes can be used to report fluorescence guided surgery performed following administration of Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA, also known by its trade name Gleolan™).The fluorescent agent allows the surgeon to more accurately identify tumor margins during brain tumor resection. Body RegionMethod9 Head and Neck Region W Trunk Region X Upper Extremity Y Lower Extremity E Fluorescence Guided Procedure In...

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