Difference between Remission and Relapse in Neoplasm coding

Difference between Remission and Relapse in Neoplasm coding

Neoplasm ICD 10 codes have to be used very carefully. Cancer conditions can be partially or fully present or removed from the body, hence the ICD 10 codes will also vary as per the scenario. For example, the personal history code for neoplasm should be used only when the neoplasm has been completely removed from the body. Similar follow-up visit code for neoplasm needs to reported only when the cancer has been removed totally from the body. For coding neoplasm diagnosis codes you will come across two medical terms: remission…

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Primary and Secondary ICD 10 Z codes used for Neoplasm

Primary and Secondary ICD 10 Z codes used for Neoplasm

ICD 10 codes has increased lot of complication for medical coders. Since, ICD 10 is very different from ICD 9, the use of these codes has created lot of problem.  Still there are lot of ICD 10  coding errors done by medical coders. Most of the errors are happening in coding Z codes, due to increase in number and specificity of ICD 10 codes. Z codes are used in place of V codes in ICD 9. Also, the sequencing of Z codes is a big issue for coders. There are…

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