AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 2; Ask the Editor
Local Invasion of Cancer into Renal Vein and Renal Sinus
A 65-year-old patient was admitted due to a 4 cm right renal mass. The provider diagnosed right renal cell carcinoma. The patient underwent a right robotic radical nephrectomy. The pathology findings indicate poorly differentiated carcinoma, invading the renal vein and renal sinus. What is/are the correct diagnosis code assignment(s) for poorly differentiated renal carcinoma with invasion into the renal vein and renal sinus?
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