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New Technology Terms

Get definitions for terms found in the New Technology section used in ICD-10-PCS procedure codes. These definitions may also provide additional explanation or examples in their use.

Section X was created in response to public comments received regarding New Technology proposals presented at ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meetings, and general issues facing classification of new technology procedures.

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New Technology

Terms to Operation

Assistance
Taking over a portion of a physiological function by extracorporeal means
Bypass
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part
Destruction
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent
None of the body part is physically taken out

Includes:

  • Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion
Dilation
Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. Accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using intraluminal pressure or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part
Division
Cutting into a body part, without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part
All or a portion of the body part is separated into two or more portions
Extirpation
Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part
The solid matter may be an abnormal byproduct of a biological function or a foreign body; it may be imbedded in a body part or in the lumen of a tubular body part. The solid matter may or may not have been previously broken into pieces

Includes:

  • Thrombectomy, choledocholithotomy
Fusion
Joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile
Insertion
Putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part
Inspection
Visually and/or manually exploring a body part
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
Measurement
Determining the level of a physiological or physical function at a point in time
Monitoring
Determining the level of a physiological or physical function repetitively over a period of time
Other Procedures
Methodologies which attempt to remediate or cure a disorder or disease
Replacement
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part
Reposition
Moving to its normal location, or other suitable location, all or a portion of a body part
The body part is moved to a new location from an abnormal location, or from a normal location where it is not functioning correctly. The body part may or may not be cut out or off to be moved to the new location

Includes:

  • Reposition of undescended testicle, fracture reduction
Restriction
Partially closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part
Supplement
Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part
Transfusion
Putting in blood or blood products