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Perfect Your Ovarian Cancer Coding With This Guide

Published on Wed Jan 24, 2024

Remember to keep these ovarian cyst codes handy, too. On the surface, coding for malignant ovarian neoplasms is as easy as choosing one code from C56.- (Malignant neoplasm of ovary). All you have to do is verify the laterality of the cancer; add a 4th digit for right (1), left (2), bilateral (3), or unspecified (9); and you’re done, right? [...]
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