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What happens in ICD-10-PCS stays in ICD-10-PCS: Understanding the device value, part 3 of 3

March 31, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler

In part 2 we talked about the Mississippi Mud rule, an informal notion about how the device works in PCS that can get you mired in confusion when it comes […]

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What happens in ICD-10-PCS stays in ICD-10-PCS: Understanding the device value, part 2 of 3

March 30, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler

In the first part of this blogatribe, we got the basic principle of the device value under our collective belt. The principle, recapped: the sixth axis is a way of […]

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What happens in ICD-10-PCS stays in ICD-10-PCS: Understanding the device value

March 25, 2016 / By Rhonda Butler

A device value and a device are not the same thing The heading for each axis in the seven axis PCS table is self-referential. What does that mean? It means […]