W6: Analyzing Information- Nuclear Medicine Scan.

Analyzing Information- Nuclear Medicine Scan
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When coding the procedure, the first thing is identifying the procedure for coding. The next thing is searching the index for the main term and in this case it is the “nuclear medicine scan” where the common procedures are named in an alphabetical index. Referencing the tables section for the 3 characters and followed by the next 4-7 characters, where finding the applicable table is necessary to make a code that is easily identifiable and users can refer back to the appropriate table. After identifying the first three characters, code building continues, where characters for the other four characters.
Under ICD-10-PCS code the character for the section of nuclear medicine is “C” and in nuclear medicine, a small nuclear material is injected I the body and this would be considered. Additionally, ...