AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma

The patient is a 61-year-old man recently discovered to have left hemithorax malignant mesothelioma involving the diaphragm. After resection of the tumor, including the pleura and lymph nodes, the patient underwent extensive intraoperative photodynamic therapy of the left diaphragm, the pericardium and the left pleura to eliminate any evidence of microscopic disease. What is the appropriate root operation for the photodynamic therapy?  ...

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