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PIN Grade Guides Prostate Dysplasia ICD-10 Code
Published on Wed Mar 09, 2016
Question: The pathology report documents dysplasia of prostate. How should we report the diagnosis under ICD-10? Is dysplasia considered a primary neoplasm of prostate? Codify Subscriber Answer: For this case, without an indication of the severity of the dysplasia, you should report N42.3 (Dysplasia of prostate). Yes, dysplasia is a primary neoplasm of prostate. When your pathologist documents dysplasia, ICD-10-CM directs you [...]