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How to code these two different patients encounter Patient A-Metastatic colon carcinoma, Patient B-colon metastasis.
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Wiki metastatic vs metastasis CA
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MnTwins29
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They would both have the same code as they mean the same thing without further documentation - 153.9
Metastatic colon cancer is something different than 'Colon metastasis', because the definition for metastasis is "The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer."
Colon metastasis meaning secondary invasion to colon, but 'Metastatic colon cancer' is not well defined to state whether it is primary or secondary.
So I would code 153.9 for 'Metastatic colon cancer' and 197.5, 199.1 for Colon metastasis.
Hope that helps.
Brightwin
Colon metastasis meaning secondary invasion to colon, but 'Metastatic colon cancer' is not well defined to state whether it is primary or secondary.
So I would code 153.9 for 'Metastatic colon cancer' and 197.5, 199.1 for Colon metastasis.
Hope that helps.
Brightwin