Contemplate everything that’s included in one of the procedures shown in this week’s videos.

Review all of the Instructor material for module 6 including videos.

Contemplate everything that’s included in one of the procedures shown in this week’s videos. Many of the procedures include multiple steps. Review guidelines for multiple procedures in your PCS book as needed for this discussion board.

Then post your understanding of what is included in one of the given procedures in the videos this week. You may choose one of the videos that only shows a part of the full procedure. If you do have a procedure that would have multiple parts, Research and explain the next or previous steps that might have occurred.

Indicate in your post which video you are referencing, and what code you believe should be used and/or codes. Post should include a minimum of 5 to 7 sentences explaining your answer.

https://youtu.be/oWhjpGahwfQ

Here’s an example of a heart tran which would actually code under root operation Transplantation. Take notes as you follow along, and try to code this if you made. As a warning this is an open procedure.

Make sure to use both your codebook 3M to check your work

Go to 3M.ahima.org
Log in is:

Username: CNM001

PW: AHIMA#35

https://youtu.be/KKizRznzuiU

There are a lot of surgical videos on YouTube for limb reattachment which you may watch if you choose.

From experience for myself and from students these tend to be the hardest to watch as they can be quite gruesome. For that reason I’ve posted a follow up video of a little girl who had a reattachment surgery. There are some details regarding the surgery but nothing to watch that is gruesome. This is a heartbreaking story with a good ending in the case of her arm. Watch this and see if you can code from the information given to you.

If interest is intriguing enough, you may search arm reattachment surgery in your YouTube browser.

This particular procedure is done for the root operation transfer. Skin graphs can be rather difficult to watch so for that purpose the main link is an automated example. If you would like to see an actual surgery click the second link below.

Actual surgery link:

https://youtu.be/31OaRPgmEZc