A 44-year-old female patient was seen last week by her internist for a left breast mass. Patient was referred to an oncologist w

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A 44-year-old female patient was seen last week by her internist for a left breast mass. Patient was referred to an oncologist w

ho ordered an MRI, which revealed intraductal carcinoma in situ left breast. Assign the correct ICD-10-CM codes to be submitted by the internist and the oncologist:

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Rom4ik [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-06T14:34:32+03:00

Explanation:

The truth I know is that a dr. does not have time to place correct ICD-10-CM codes on any patient. dr.'s create a vocal journal, then transfers info 2 a team of coders to file with the insurance company and government for payment. Every office is different, I worked as a CNA & this is how they fix and re file info. if it's not correct...