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Submit Genetic Susceptibility for BRCA-1 Mutation
Published on Fri Sep 04, 2015
Question: Can we submit a BRCA-1 mutation as a diagnosis? New York Subscriber Answer: There is no specific code for BRCA-1 mutations. You first need to determine if your physician was treating the patient for breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Accordingly, you can submit code V84.01 (Genetic susceptibility to malignant neoplasm of breast) for genetic susceptibility to breast cancer and code [...]