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When Does an Active Cancer Diagnosis Turn to 'History Of'?

Question: I need a clarification on when to use a history of bladder cancer versus bladder tumor of unspecified nature (239.4). I understand once a patient no longer has the cancer and is no longer receiving treatment we move to the history code. But someone told me that “when a patient has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, the protocol is cystoscopy [...]
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