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Add ALK Requirement to Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Coding in 2014

Published on Thu Jun 13, 2013

Choosing your fifth character requires a little more detective work under the new code set. Whether anaplastic large cell lymphoma is ALK-positive or ALK-negative can change a patient’s prognosis. Under ICD-10-CM, you’ll be able to use your coding to reflect this important information. ICD-9-CM Code: 200.65, Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb ICD-10-CM Codes: [...]
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