AnnaE
Contributor
Hi,
If the patient is going to be treated for brain mets from a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the lung- is the correct icd-10 code C7B.8 (other secondary neuroendocrine tumor) and C7A.1 (malignant poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor)? Because the metastasis was from a neuroendocrine tumor you cannot use C79.31 (brain mets)? This is how I interpreted it per the Coding Strategies book.
I have another question regarding neuroendocrine tumors. A carcinoid tumor is a type of neuroendocrine that is usually from a digestive tract. If the physician's report states neuroendocrine tumor of the stomach- can you code C7A.092 (carcinoid tumor of the stomach) instead of C7A.8 (other neuroendocrine tumor)?
Thanks for your help.
If the patient is going to be treated for brain mets from a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the lung- is the correct icd-10 code C7B.8 (other secondary neuroendocrine tumor) and C7A.1 (malignant poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor)? Because the metastasis was from a neuroendocrine tumor you cannot use C79.31 (brain mets)? This is how I interpreted it per the Coding Strategies book.
I have another question regarding neuroendocrine tumors. A carcinoid tumor is a type of neuroendocrine that is usually from a digestive tract. If the physician's report states neuroendocrine tumor of the stomach- can you code C7A.092 (carcinoid tumor of the stomach) instead of C7A.8 (other neuroendocrine tumor)?
Thanks for your help.