midnightsun1369
Networker
Hello
can someone explain what the (M8000/1) that is listed after Tumor in the Cpt index is?
thank you
can someone explain what the (M8000/1) that is listed after Tumor in the Cpt index is?
thank you
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Wiki Tumor cpt section
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mitchellde
True Blue
Those are morphology codes and are used by tumor registry personnel when they enter the tumor information. As a coder you do not assign these codes.
midnightsun1369
Networker
Thank you for your reply. I knew they were not used in coding, but wasn't sure why they were there.