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1 – Identify the root operation. The root operation is a term suchas those discussed in chapter 3 of the textbook: excision, resection, detachment, destruction, extraction, drainage, extirpation, and fragmentation. For each of the below statements – there is only 1 root operation for each. a. Patient Joe Germaine presents to the surgical suite. The surgeon documents that an excisional biopsy was performed on tissue from his left thigh. What is the root operation for this procedure? b. Patient Jared Smith has the removal of his entire right lung.   What is the root operation for this procedure? c. Patient Lisel Green comes to the surgical suite for removal of a cerclage suture. What is the root operation for this procedure?  2 – Mary Wells is admitted on 01/05/YY for surgery. The surgeon documents that he removed Mary’s entire right thyroid gland via and open surgical approach. What is the root operation?  What is the final 7-character ICD-10-PCS code assigned for this surgery? 3 – Max Stelle has a farm injury of his lower left leg. He has a left below the knee amputation at the proximal tibia and fibula done on 01/08/YY due to this injury. What is the root operation? What is the final 7-character ICD-10-PCS code assigned for this surgery?  4 – Patient, John Smyth is admitted on 02/01/YY for surgery. The surgeon documents that she performed a bilateral open radical (entire) neck lymph node chain removal. What is the root operation for this entire surgery? What are the final 7-character ICD-10-PCS code(s) assigned for this surgery?  5 – Patient Terry Max has a thrombus of his AV graft. The surgeon documents a thrombectomy. The operative report indicates that the AV graft is located in the right upper arm with the right cephalic vein being obstructed with the thrombus. An incision was done as the surgical approach for this procedure. What is the root operation? What is the final 7-character ICD-10-PCS code assigned for this surgery? Health Science Science Nursing HIT 203 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)