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January 10,2025
Cerebral Anatomy When selecting ICD-10-PCS body part character values, it is helpful to be familiar with the anatomy of the affected body part. The following is a very basic overview, but it provides enough of a visual of cerebral anatomy for the coder to be able to “see” how the cerebrum is divided into distinct parts. Hemispheres The human brain is divided down the middle, from front to back, into two halves; the right and left cerebral hemispheres. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Lobes Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into four sections called lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w...
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