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Wiki 53210 and 185

Thread starter pvang
Start date Jul 30, 2010

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pvang

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Jul 30, 2010

Hi-

Can someone just verify that my coding software here isn't playing tricks on me? Procedure code 53210 is "Urethrectomy, total, including cystostomy; female" and diagnosis code 185 is "Malignant neoplasm of prostate"...
I checked the coding relationship between the two and it stated that 53210 with dx 185 is a valid pair? I'm confused why a procedure for a female is valid with a dx that's for a male.

Thanks!

Pa Tang Vang, RHIT

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