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Focus Benign Breast Dx Coding

Published on Mon Apr 15, 2024

Question: Our pathologist examined a breast biopsy and reported the diagnosis as “fibroadenosis” Is this a benign neoplasm, and should we report it as D24? Colorado Subscriber Answer: No, you should not report breast fibroadenosis using ICD-10-CM code D24.- (Benign neoplasm of breast). The confusion may stem from the similar diagnosis of “fibroadenoma,” which you should report as D24.-. In fact, if [...]
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