<em>A 45 year old female with malignant mullerian duct cancer is receiving her first treatment of chemotherapy what diagnosis code is are reported for only the chemotherapy which code</em>
Chemotherapy is the treatment of diseases using chemicals that affect cell function. Popularly, the term refers to antineoplastic chemotherapy, one of the cancer treatments, in which antineoplastic medications are used. Chemotherapeutic agents can also be used for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, in addition to being also used to suppress rejections to various transplants (immunosuppression).
When chemotherapy needs to be coded, diagnostic codes Z51.11 and C57.7 are used
