x ICD-10-PCS Reference Manual 12/10/07 Preliminary ICD-10-PCS additional characteristics 1.23 Standardized terminology 1.23 Standardized level of specificity 1.24 Diagnosis information excluded 1.25 NOS code options restricted 1.25 Limited NEC code options 1.25 ICD-10-PCS applications 1.26 Optimal search capability 1.26 Consistent characters and values 1.27 Code readability 1.28.