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Short description: Malign neopl retina. ICD-9-CM 190.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 190.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Short description: Pigment retina dystrophy. ICD-9-CM 362.74 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 362.74 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (R09.89) and the excluded code together. foreign body in throat ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T17.2 wheezing ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.2
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D22.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 D22.9 may differ. All neoplasms are classified in this chapter, whether they are functionally active or not.
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.
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, ...