Oncology:
Ease Your Malignant Esophageal Tumor Coding With These Revisions
Published on Wed Jan 07, 2015
Drop the jargon of cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts of the esophagus. Mark an exception in ICD-10-CM: Effective Oct. 1, 2015, you’ll encounter fewer specific codes in ICD-10-CM than ICD-9-CM for malignant esophageal neoplasms. However, the fewer options will ensure you have all necessary codes for reporting malignant neoplasms in any anatomical location in the esophagus. Chapter 2 of ICD-10-CM [...]
