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Capture Primary Plus Metastatic Cancer

Published on Wed Mar 13, 2013

Question: What are the correct diagnosis codes for malignant breast cancer with metastasis to liver and bone?
Georgia Subscriber Answer: You should report the breast cancer first using a primary malignant neoplasm code. You also need to list secondary neoplasm codes for the liver and bone metastasis.
Breast: The medical record should identify the location of the [...]
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