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Wiki icd 9 code-non small cell lung
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mitchellde
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I am not able to access my book right but it is just the same code for all lung cancers. There are only a few morphology designations with the ICD-9 such as melanoma and coming in October, Merkle Cell will have its own designation, but small cell is just lung cancer, if you have the location in the lung such as upper lobe then you can get a more specified code.
Using the Neoplasm Table, code to site of CA and/or metastases for almost all neoplasm coding. Lung is 162.3 - 162.9 depending on location. If you have the path report, you can code to the greater specificity (which is a huge help to all the tumor registrars out there!). Hope this is helpful,
pat