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Know When to Tie Receptor Status Codes to Breast Cancer Dx

Published on Fri Feb 06, 2026

Question: If a patient has current breast cancer, instructions for the C50.- codes tell you to use an additional code to identify estrogen, other hormones, and factors receptor status using a code from Z17.-. My question is this: Do you still use these additional codes if the patient has a history of breast cancer, even if there is no similar [...]
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