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Wiki Clinical Indication of Lung Metastasis

I am working on a practice test for auditing thru the AAPC. One of the questions includes this in the documentation: "Clinical Indication: Non-small-cell lung cancer with suspected metastasis" also from the medical record: "CONCLUSION: 1. No finding suggestive of metastatic disease." One of...
- paulrfisher
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- Mar 17, 2021
- auditing lung cancer non-malignant
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Auditing General Discussion
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Wiki Coding recurrent bilateral lung cancer?

I've gotten myself so confused, so I'm hoping you can help me. My case: In 2006, patient has left upper lobe squamous cell carcinoma. Treated with lobectomy and chemo. In 2015, patient returns with bilateral lesions that physician decides is a recurrence. This time right upper lobe and...
- apmgreer
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- Apr 12, 2017
- bilateral history of cancer lung cancer oncology recurrence
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Hematology/Oncology
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Wiki Coding active cancer vs. history of cancer

My physician (an extremely brilliant pulmonologist) is stating that if his patient had lung cancer that was treated, he considers that cancer "active" until 5 years have passed since the treatment and he would like to use a "current" lung cancer diagnosis. He does not consider the cancer...
- Carla Goodell
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- Jan 26, 2016
- active active treatment cancer history of lung cancer medical-coding
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion

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