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Use These New Codes for Genetic Susceptibility

Published on Thu Jul 10, 2025

Question: Is there a way to report a patient’s genetic predisposition to cancers and other hereditary diseases? Missouri Subscriber Answer: Beginning Oct. 1, 2025, codes will be available for reporting genetic susceptibility to specific types of cancer. Five current Z codes have been converted to parent codes, one Z code has been revised, and 28 Z codes have been added [...]
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