nabe
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How would you translate colorectal cancer into ICD9 code?
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Wiki Colorectal Cancer
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kumeena
True Blue
Why not 154.0??
nabe
New
I agree, why not 154.0? ICD9 153.9 excludes the rectum, which is included in 'colorectal'.
tpontillo
Guest
Colon ca unspecified is 153.9. Unless the doctor specifies where the cancer is use the 153.9. The 154.0 includes the rectum. Did the doctor say the rectum was included? If the doctor only wrote down colon ca then I would use 153.9.
nabe
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The exact verbiage is 'colorectal cancer'.. That's all I have.
RonMcK3
Guest
'Colorectal' strikes me as a general term that does not specify a location. You probably need to query the physician for details. Is there a path report that might shed some light on the question?
MEME9440
New
colorectal Cancer
Did we ever get an answer to this question?
Did we ever get an answer to this question?
patrickniccolo
New
colorectal ca
I agree it's 154.0. If you look in the ICD index, neoplasm>intestine>colon>and rectum = 154.0
I agree it's 154.0. If you look in the ICD index, neoplasm>intestine>colon>and rectum = 154.0
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