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Determine 'History of DCIS' Code

Published on Tue Feb 05, 2013

Question: When the patient has had a DCIS diagnosis (233.0), how do you code for the "history of DCIS"? I am a bit hesitant to use the V10.3 diagnosis for history of breast cancer.

Minnesota Subscriber Answer: You should use V13.8 (Personal history of other specified diseases) to report a history of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), [...]
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