kewing
Networker
Hi all.
I've been looking at the posts regarding the coding of the history of carcinoma in situ. While I understand that a malignancy is a malignancy, and I understand that a condition no longer present and no longer being treated is "history of", the range of condition codes that are specified in ICD-9-CM would seem to exclude a previous "in situ" diagnosis from the "history of" codes.
Is there an authoritative reference that says the codes from V10 really do apply to carcinoma in situ as well?
Thanks.
Karen
I've been looking at the posts regarding the coding of the history of carcinoma in situ. While I understand that a malignancy is a malignancy, and I understand that a condition no longer present and no longer being treated is "history of", the range of condition codes that are specified in ICD-9-CM would seem to exclude a previous "in situ" diagnosis from the "history of" codes.
Is there an authoritative reference that says the codes from V10 really do apply to carcinoma in situ as well?
Thanks.
Karen