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Beyond Grey’s:  Anatomy & Physiology for Coders

Trisha Wills, MD, CCS, CPCAHIMA‐approved ICD‐10 Trainer

September 14, 2012NMHIMA Fall Coding Workshop

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Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed and written are those of the presenter and in no way represent Presbyterian Healthcare Services or any of its employees.  

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3Courtesy:  ABC

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Objectives

• Review and understand anatomical position and directional terms of the body

• Review A & P and coding of select clinical cases in musculoskeletal system

• Review A & P and coding of clinical case in digestive system

• Review A & P of laparoscopic hysterectomy in regard to Coding Clinic, First Qtr. 2012, pgs. 3‐4

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Resources/Tools• Chabner, D. (2007).  The Language of Medicine (8th ed.).  St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders –Elsevier.  

• AMA (2011). Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for ICD‐10‐CM/PCS. Salt Lake City, Utah:  Contexo Media

• OptumInsight.  (2012).  ICD‐9‐CM. • Netter, Frank H., M.D. (2011). Atlas of Human Anatomy (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA:  Saunders – Elsevier. 

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Resources/Tools

• www.3‐dhumananatomy.com• www.adam.com• www.britannica.com• www.daviddarling.info• www.medicinenet.com• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus• www.umm.edu• www.webmd.com

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Resources/Tools

• There’s an app for that……– Human Anatomy! By SusaSoftX  from iTunes App Store 

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Positional and Directional Terms ‐ 1

• Anatomical position – that of human body standing erect with palms turned forward, used as the position of reference in designating the site or direction of structures of the body

• Terminology:– Anterior (ventral):  front surface – Posterior (dorsal):  back side, Ex:  dorsal fin

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Positional and Directional Terms ‐2

–Deep:  Away from the surface– Superficial: On the surface.  E.g., superficial veins can be viewed through the skin

–Proximal: Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the structure.  

–Distal: Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from beginning of structure

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Positional and Directional Terms ‐ 3

– Superior: Above another structure.  Cephalic pertaining to head. Also supra.

– Inferior: Below another structure.  Caudal also means tail, or away from head or below (infra)

– Medial: Pertaining to the middle or nearer the medial plane of the body

– Lateral: Pertaining to the side– Supine:  Lying on the back.  Supine is on the spine. – Prone:  Lying on the stomach.

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Positional and Directional Terms ‐ 4

– Palmar: referring to palm of hand– Plantar: relating to sole of foot– Abduction:  Away from midline of body– Adduction:  Toward midline of body– Circumduction:  Movement of extremity in circular direction

– Ball and socket joint:  Multiaxial synovial joint in which sphere of head of one bone fits into rounded cavity of another joint. Ex:  hip, shoulder

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Planes of the Body• Frontal (coronal):  Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions

• Sagittal (lateral):  Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides.  The midsagittal plane divides the body into right and left halves.

• Transverse (cross‐sectional or axial):  Horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground.  Ex:  CT scan

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Image of Planes of Body

13Courtesy:  medical‐dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

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Dr. Owen Hunt

14Courtesy:  ABC

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Dr. Callie Torres

15Courtesy:  ABC

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Case history #1

Dr. Owen Hunt, 42 y. o. male, c/o of pain and tingling in his right hand; it is worse at night. Symptoms relieved by rest and ice.  Pt. is a trauma surgeon and pain worse after long surgeries and typing.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• A complex of symptoms resulting from compression of the median nerve.  Symptoms include pain, burning, and tingling paresthesias in fingers and hand.

• Compression of median nerve as it passes under flexor retinaculum.

• Pain or paresthesia felt in lateral 3 ½ digits.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

18Courtesy:  A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 

19Courtesy:  A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Carpal Tunnel Release

20Courtesy:  A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Code carpal tunnel release

• ICD‐9‐CM:  04.43

• ICD‐10‐PCS:  01N50ZZ (right)

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Radius and Ulna

22Courtesy:  daviddarling.info

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Interosseus Ligament

23Courtesy:  medical‐dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

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Bones of wrist and hand

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Case history # 2 

Dr. Owen Hunt, 42 y. o. male, trauma surgeon, is the pitcher for the Seattle Grace Hospital baseball team.  He presents with progressive, chronic pain and weakness of his left shoulder joint.  Results of MRI are indicative of a degenerative partial rotator cuff tear involving the supraspinatus tendon.  

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Rotator cuff

• Four muscles and several tendons that control rotation of the shoulder– Supraspinatus– Infraspinatus– Teres minor– Subscapularis

• Acronym ‐ SITS

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Muscles of the rotator cuff

27Courtesy:  jonespainrelief.com

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28Courtesy:  aidmyrotatorcuff.com

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Code Partial Tear of Rotator Cuff

• ICD‐9‐CM:  726.13 excludes complete (nontraumatic) rupture of rotator cuff (727.61)

• ICD‐10‐CM:  M75.100 (left)

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Musculoskeletal Terminology

• Origin – the more proximal, fixed end or attachment of a muscle

• Insertion – the place of attachment of muscle to the bone it moves

• Tendon – fibrous cord of connective tissue by which a muscle is attached to bone

• Ligament – band of tissue that connects bone to bone 

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Sprains vs. Strains

Sprain – a stretched or torn ligamentLigament – band of tissue that connects bone to bone 

Strain – a stretched or torn muscle or tendonTendon – fibrous cord of connective tissue by which a muscle is attached to bone

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Dr. Mark Sloan 

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Dr. Derek Shepherd

33Courtesy:  ABC

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Case history #3

Dr. Mark Sloan, 44 y.o. male, presents with excruciating pain in his right knee.  Dr. Sloan is the quarterback of the Seattle Grace football team.  During the championship game with Mercy West, he was tackled from the front by Dr. Derek Shepherd.  He is unable to bear weight on right leg.

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Knee normal anatomy

35Courtesy:   A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Knee joint

• Distal end of femur (femoral condyles) and proximal end of tibia (tibial plateau).  The femoral condyles usually glide smoothly on the tibial plateau.

• Hinge joint

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Case history #3 (cont.)

Dr. Torres examined Dr. Sloan and tested for the anterior drawer sign.  This was positive.  An MRI revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament and he was scheduled for surgery.    

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Torn ACL

38Courtesy:  A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Anterior drawer sign

39Courtesy:  tabers.com

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Tears of meniscus

40Courtesy:  so.com.au

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Code ACL tear

• ICD‐9‐CM:  844.2

• ICD‐10‐CM:  S83.519A (right)

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Dr. Miranda Bailey

42Courtesy:  ABC

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Dr. Richard Webber

43Courtesy:  ABC

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Case history #4

• Dr. Miranda Bailey, 39 y.o. female, is seen by Dr. Richard Webber, general surgeon.  Pt. c/o pain in the RUQ, especially after eating a fatty meal.  Pain associated with N/V.  Dr. Webber orders U/S.  

• U/S results:  Positive Murphy’s sign.  Stones in gallbladder.  Thickened gallbladder wall.  Dx:  Acute cholecystitis with cholelithisasis.  

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45Courtesy:  medicinenet.com

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Gallbladder

• Pear‐shaped• Lies under liver• Secretes bile, which helps digest fat• Bile released through common bile duct (CBD) into duodenum

• Can live without

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Gallbladder

47Courtesy:  umm.edu and A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Cholelithiasis

• Pain typically comes and goes (biliary colic)• Secondary inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis) leads to constant pain, and is often trigger to seeking medical attention

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Case history #4 (cont.)

• Dr. Webber performs a lap cholecystectomy on Dr. Bailey.  Surgery without complications.

• One week later, Dr. Bailey notes pain has not really gone away; in fact, it seems to be getting worse.

• Dr. Webber performs an ERCP which removes a retained stone. 

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

50Courtesy:  umm.edu and A.D.A.M., Inc.

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ERCP

• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

• Endoscopic procedure used to identify the presence of stones, tumors, or narrowing in the biliary and pancreatic ducts

• After endoscope placed, a catheter is used to inject a contrast agent through the ducts

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ERCP

52Courtesy:  umm.edu and A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Retained cholelithiasis after cholecystectomy

• If gallstone(s) pass further down CBD, may obstruct biliary system, causing jaundice

• Gallstone(s) may obstruct pancreatic duct causing gallstone pancreatitis

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Gallbladder

54Courtesy:  umm.edu and A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Code retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy

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• ICD‐9‐CM:  997.41

• ICD‐10‐CM:  K91.86

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Dr. Addison Montgomery Shepherd

56Courtesy:  ABC

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Uterus

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Hysterectomy

58Courtesy:  A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Laparoscopic Abdominal Hysterectomy and Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy

• Coding Clinic, First Quarter 2012, pages 3‐4• In assigning correct ICD‐9 code, focus should be on surgical technique or approach used for detachment of those structures. 

• Code assignment should not be based on location of where structures were physically removed from patient’s body 

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TLAH vs. LAVH

• Small abdominal incisions

• Uterus detached via laparoscopic technique

• Uterus removed thru vagina OR

• Uterus removed thru abdomen (morcellated)

• Small abdominal incisions• Uterus partially detached 

from upper supporting structures

• Incision around cervix  (in vagina) to detach cervix and uterus from remaining supporting structures

• Uterus and cervix removed via vagina

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Questions?

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Dr. Alex Karev thanks you.

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