AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1992 Third Quarter

Admissions for Radiotherapy and Other types of Therapies

The following information is in response to many requests for assistance in coding admissions for radiotherapy: When a patient is admitted solely for the purpose of radiotherapy for malignancy, assign code V58.0, Radiotherapy, as the principal diagnosis. The code for the specified neoplasm should be assigned as an additional diagnosis. Example 1: A patient with recently resected breast cancer is seen for the administration of radiotherapy. Code as: V58.0 Radiotherapy 174.9 Malignant neoplasm of female breast, unspecified 92.29 Other radiotherapeutic procedure Example 2: A patient is admitted solely for the purpose of oral radioactive iodine...

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