ICD-10-PCS Section - 3 - Administration (original) (raw)

The seven characters in the administration section have the following meaning:

• Character 1 = Section
• Character 2 = Physiological System and Anatomical Region
• Character 3 = Root Operation
• Character 4 = Body System/Region
• Character 5 = Approach
• Character 6 = Substance
• Character 7 = Qualifier

Administration section codes represent procedures for putting in or on a therapeutic, prophylactic, protective, diagnostic, nutritional or physiological substance. Administration procedure codes have a first character value of "3". The body system character contains three values: circulatory system, indwelling device, and physiological systems and anatomical regions. The circulatory body system is used for transfusion procedures. There are three root operations in the administration section:

• Introduction: Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products

• Irrigation: Putting in or on a cleansing substance

• Transfusion: Putting in blood or blood products

• 302 - Transfusion - Putting in blood or blood products

• 3C1 - Irrigation - Putting in or on a cleansing substance

• 3E0 - Introduction - Putting in or on a therapeutic, diagnostic, nutritional, physiological or prophylactic substance except blood or blood products

• 3E1 - Irrigation - Putting in or on a cleansing substance