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ICD-10-CM Code for Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue) D03.52

ICD-10 code D03.52 for Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Neoplasms .

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Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue)

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Recent Pathology Denial Trends
Hi Pathology Colleagues, I wanted to address a few recent denials I am seeing and alert you so that together, we can be proactive coding these scenarios. First, you receive the EOB (Explanation of B... [ Read More ]
can we bill dx M54.42 and M51.16 together?
[QUOTE="mbellar, post: 509227, member: 180067"] I have had this denial as well, sent appeal stating these are two separate lesions and unrelated conditions- appeals are still being upheld Billing 8... [ Read More ]
can we bill dx M54.42 and M51.16 together?
[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 507729, member: 5404"] As the post above indicates, there is an Excludes1 note, but it is incorrect in stating that they may not be billed together. Per the exceptions given... [ Read More ]
Surgical pathology-Coding
You are correct - per Paget's, if it's a skin biopsy, it has to be a 305 no matter the size or number of cassettes (I have included the Paget's rule below). I hope this helps!! Popular urban legend ... [ Read More ]
diagnosis code: D03.9 (melanoma in situ) and malignant CPT codes 11600-11642
Hello everyone, this year I noticed Medicare has been denying the benign cpt codes (11400-11442) used with the melanoma in situ excisions, I am appealing these denials. In the meantime, our doctor has... [ Read More ]
June Question
Patient presents with melanoma in-situ of her left forearm. What is the ICD10? [LIST=a] [*]172.6 [*]D03.62 [*]E907 [*]D0312 [/LIST] The correct answer is [B]b[/B], D03.62.... [ Read More ]
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