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Revise Bilateral Ovarian Cancer Dx

Published on Thu Mar 17, 2022

Question: Our surgeon performed a bilateral oophorectomy and the pathology report showed epithelial ovarian cancer in both ovaries. Is it true that there’s not a specific ICD-10-CM code for bilateral ovarian cancer? Illinois Subscriber Answer: Although there was no single, specific ICD-10-CM code for bilateral ovarian cancer in the past, that changed with the Oct. 1, 2021 update to the code set. [...]
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