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04-22-2011, 08:11 AM

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Can someone tell me what ICD9 code you would use for history of begin pituitary adenoma?

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Can someone tell me what ICD9 code you would use for history of begin pituitary adenoma?

V12.41 - Hx of benign neoplasm of the brain

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I would use 227.3 if it was found but the V code it you only had Hx of

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