Some DCIS has microinvasion in it thus it is stage 1 and it can metasize to stage 4. It's not unheard of... but there had to be some kind of invasive component in your DCIS for it to have been staged at a 3. Or there was something else in your pathology report other than the DCIS in order for you to be staged a 3. Do you have an onocologist?
There are some people who survive many years and even decades with stage 4 disease. At the same time, it's important to understand that stage 4 breast cancer isn't curable. It can be helpful to look at current statistics and consider the many variables that affect life expectancy.
Shea said she had been in remission from breast cancer for six years. Recently she has been on medical leave and it was in the video she announced that she was now beginning treatment for stage four cancer. Load Error Despite the health challenges ...
While she credits the oil with curing her, the research is contentious and studies have yet to prove that cannabis can treat the disease. Rhonda Gossett, of Edmond, Oklahoma, said she believes CBD oil cured her of her stage four breast cancer. In 2010, Rhonda was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer.
C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast.
C50. 911 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 Code for Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified site- C79. 9- Codify by AAPC.
Breast Cancer ICD-10 Code Reference SheetFEMALERightC50.811Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites, right female breastC50.911Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site, right female breastD05.01Lobular carcinoma in situ, right breast9 more rows
C50. 912 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast | ICD-10-CM.
Code C80. 0, Disseminated malignant neoplasm, unspecified, is for use only in those cases where the patient has advanced metastatic disease and no known primary or secondary sites are specified. It should not be used in place of assigning codes for the primary site and all known secondary sites.
When breast cancer spreads to an area farther from where it started to another part of the body, doctors say that the cancer has “metastasized.” They call the area of spread a “metastasis,” or use the plural of “metastases” if the cancer has spread to more than 1 area. The disease is called metastatic breast cancer.
C80. 1 - Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified C80. 1.
ICD-10 code C50. 912 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .
Intraductal carcinoma in situ of right breast D05. 11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM D05. 11 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified lump in the right breast- N63. 1- Codify by AAPC.
A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C50.912 became effective on October 1, 2021.
For multiple neoplasms of the same site that are not contiguous, such as tumors in different quadrants of the same breast, codes for each site should be assigned. Malignant neoplasm of ectopic tissue. Malignant neoplasms of ectopic tissue are to be coded to the site mentioned, e.g., ectopic pancreatic malignant neoplasms are coded to pancreas, ...
A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM C50.911 became effective on October 1, 2021.
All neoplasms are classified in this chapter, whether they are functionally active or not. An additional code from Chapter 4 may be used, to identify functional activity associated with any neoplasm. Morphology [Histology] Chapter 2 classifies neoplasms primarily by site (topography), with broad groupings for behavior, malignant, in situ, benign, ...