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162.x Dominates Your Pulmonary Neoplasm Coding Options
Published on Mon Feb 07, 2011
See at a glance how codes match to lung anatomy.When your oncologist documents a lung neoplasm, can you picture the part of the anatomy she references? Understanding anatomy is a great way to take your coding to the next level.Use the anatomic drawing below to locate the site that your physician addressed. Then check out the sampling of applicable oncology-related ICD-9 codes in the chart at the bottom of this page. Remember: Always choose your code based on the documentation, and check both the index and tabular list to find the most appropriate code.