Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

Oncology Coding:

Look to Treatment and Determine Active or History Dx

Question: Patients who have breast cancer, and who have had the malignancy removed, will frequently be given adjuvant therapy such as Arimidex or tamoxifen after they have finished chemo or radiation. In these situations, do I use an active cancer diagnosis code, or should I look to a history of neoplasm Z code instead? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: What code [...]
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