Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
News Brief:
Oncology Diagnosis Codes Unchanged in 2002
Published on Thu Nov 01, 2001
The ICD-9 2002 includes no major changes for oncology practices. "The largest section of oncology-related diagnosis codes neoplasms remained unchanged," says Nancy Giacomozzi, office manager for P.K. Administrative Services in Englewood, Colo.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's policy and professional practice department encourages physicians and coders to continue the annual ritual of comparing their chargemasters to the newest version of the ICD-9 to ensure minute changes are updated.
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