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These 5 Merkel Cell Carcinoma Answers Show How Site, Side Matters

Published on Tue Jun 19, 2018

See how your answers to the quiz match with the experts’. Have you nailed down proper ICD-10-CM 2018 Merkel cell carcinoma coding? Check your progress by reviewing the answers to the quiz on page 51. Answer to question 1:  D. ICD-10-CM code C4A.31. Rationale: ICD-10-CM is more site specific for coding Merkel cell carcinoma of the face. While ICD-9-CM used to [...]
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