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06-15-2012, 09:53 AM

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code for high risk of breast cancer

I see that there is a code for a mammo on a pt that is high risk for breast cancer, but is there a code for an office visit for this same problem...i don't seem to find anything.

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06-15-2012, 12:29 PM

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If the patient has a high risk due to genetics, you could use v84.01.

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