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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Published on Thu May 27, 2021

Question: For acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and multiple myeloma, when would you consider the patient past remission and use the history of codes rather than the remission codes? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: There are two ICD-10-CM guidelines that help provide the answer to this question. The first, C.21.c.4, tells you that “personal history codes explain a [...]
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