ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System is a system of medical classification used to characterize proceedures.
It is a successor to ICD-9-CM.
Each code consists of seven alphanumeric characters:
- Section
- Body System
- Root Operation
- Body Part
- Approach
- Device
- Qualifier
Sections
- 0 Medical and Surgical
- 1 Obstetrics
- 2 Placement
- 3 Administration
- 4 Measurement and Monitoring
- 5 Extracorporeal Assistance and Performance
- 6 Extracorporeal Therapies
- 7 Osteopathic
- 8 Miscellaneous
- 9 Chiropractic
- B Imaging
- C Nuclear Medicine
- D Radiation Oncology
- F Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology
- G Mental Health
- H Substance Abuse Treatment
Body systems
- 0 Central Nervous System
- 1 Peripheral Nervous System
- 2 Heart and Great Vessels
- 3 Upper Arteries
- 4 Lower Arteries
- 5 Upper Veins
- 6 Lower Veins
- 7 Lymphatic and Hemic System
- 8 Eye
- 9 Ear, Nose, Sinus
- B Respiratory System
- C Mouth and Throat
- D Gastrointestinal System
- F Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
- G Endocrine System
- H Skin and Breast
- J Subcutaneous Tissue
- K Muscles
- L Tendons
- M Bursae, Ligaments, Fascia, Synovial Membrane
- N Head and Facial Bones
- P Upper Bones
- Q Lower Bones
- R Upper Joints
- S Lower Joints
- T Urinary System
- U Female Reproductive System
- V Male Reproductive System
- W Anatomical Regions, General
- X Anatomical Regions, Upper Extremities
- Y Anatomical Regions, Lower Extremities