AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2017 Issue 4; Ask the Editor

Encounter for Brachytherapy due to Cervical Malignancy

A patient is admitted for brachytherapy due to cervical cancer. Intrauterine tandem and ovoids are placed and brachytherapy is provided. When coding encounters for brachytherapy, should code Z51.0, Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapy, be assigned as the principal diagnosis, or should a code for the malignancy be assigned as the principal diagnosis? What is the appropriate code assignment for an encounter for brachytherapy due to cervical cancer? ...

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