Question

veronica vicks is admitted to l&d at 40 weeks gestation in active labor. the infant is in the cephalic position and no rotation is needed. her labor continues to progress, and 6 hours later the patient is very fatigued and the physician applies low forceps over a midline episiotomy, which was repaired, to assist in the successful delivery of a live male infant with apgars of 7 and 8 weighing 8 lbs and 13 oz who was 20 inches in length. what are the two root operation and icd-10-pcs codes

Answer 1

The two root operations in this scenario are Forceps delivery (Extraction) and Episiotomy repair (Repair). The ICD-10-PCS codes for these operations are 10D07ZZ and 0W8D0ZZ respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two root operations in this scenario are:

• Forceps delivery (root operation: Extraction)
• Episiotomy repair (root operation: Repair)

For the first root operation, the ICD-10-PCS code would be 10D07ZZ (Forceps delivery of fetus, via natural or artificial opening)

For the second root operation, the ICD-10-PCS code would be 0W8D0ZZ (Repair episiotomy, direct vision approach)