Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (155)
ICD-9 code 155 for Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS AND PERITONEUM (150-159).
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You could show her the Medicare NCD which I copied & pasted in my original response - it is 110.9.
[URL]https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/ncd-details.aspx?NCDId=155&ncdver=1&bc=... [ Read More ]
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