tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 12

ICD-10: 173 to C44: Look for Close Malignant Skin Neoplasm Crosswalk

Melanoma and more report to different codes.Not a lot will change once you start reporting malignant skin neoplasms with ICD-10, but we have the low-down on a few key differences to keep your diagnosis coding on track for skin biopsy and excision cases.Recall: CMS has finalized the ICD-10 implementation date for Oct. 1, 2014, delaying the action one year from the original deadline.Stay the Course for Excludes/IncludesBoth C44 in ICD-10 and 173 in ICD-9 (Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin) include malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands. The two code families also share the same condition...

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