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Wiki Hemiplegia due to brain mets

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Hi All,
How would you code hemiplegia due to brain mets?
Thanks, Kate
 
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Multiple codes

Opinion: Since the description of category 342 for hemiplagia states that it is used for multiple coding to identify hemiplagia resulting from "any cause" and that is stated in your documentation, I would code 342.90 for the hemiplagia (assuming unspecified side) and 198.3 for the brain mets (assuming cancer is still active).
 
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