Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
Pick Proper Remission Code
Published on Mon Oct 01, 2007
Question: I-m having trouble finding a -history of- code to describe plasma cell leukemia in remission. Which code should I use?
Rhode Island Subscriber
Answer: The correct code is 203.11 (Plasma cell leukemia; in remission), rather than a -history of- code.
The fifth digit allows you to describe a leukemia diagnosis as being in remission. For example, if you change the fifth digit and report 203.10 (- without mention of remission), you would be telling the payer that the doctor did not document that the patient was in remission.
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