Chapter 10 Scavenger Hunt - Excision vs. Resection vs. Extirpation Determine whether the procedures are excisions (partial removal of a body part) or resections (total removal of a body part). Remember, a "body part" is determined by whether it has a unique character in the ICD-10-PCS tables. The terms "excision" and "resection" are used interchangeably in the medical community - don't let that influence your code selection! An extirpation is removal of something (non-living) that did not grow there - it's not tissue or a body part! Question at position 1 1 Multiple Choice 1 point Question at position 1 Lumpectomy of right breast resection excision extirpation Question at position 2 2 Multiple Choice 1 point Question at position 2 Removal of a polyp of the cecum resection extirpation excision Question at position 3 3 Multiple Choice 1 point Question at position 3 Removal of a uterine fibroid resection extirpation excision Question at position 4 4 Multiple Choice 1 point Question at position 4 Biopsy, right tonsil resection extirpation excision Question at position 5 5 Multiple Choice 1 point Question at position 5 Excision, tail of pancreas excision extirpation resection Question at position 6 6 Multiple Choice 1 point