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Metastatic ovarian cancer

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Doreen1975	Metastatic ovarian cancer	Lead	[-]
Posts: 78 Sep 20 06 9:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Hi List, I have a doubt regarding coding the condition metastatic or metastasis cancers. I am in a confusion which code to take. for example, If they have mentioned "metastatic ovarian cancer" should i take 183.0 or 198.6. Please clarify. Thanks in advance. Doreen.
schaudhary	Re: Metastatic ovarian cancer	#1	[-]
Posts: 5 Sep 21 06 5:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	IF PT'S PRIMARY DX OVRIAN CANCER AND AFTER METASTATIC OVRIAN CANCER THAN WE BILLED AS PRIMARY DX 183.0 SEC DX 198.6 IF PT AT FIRST CONDITION METASTAC IVRIAN CANCER THAN WE BILLED AS PRIMARY DX 198.6 if u can't under stand my point kindly let me know thxxx sadia
Doreen1975	Re: Metastatic ovarian cancer	#2	[-]
Posts: 78 Sep 21 06 8:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hi, The only condition for the patient is "Metastatic ovarian cancer". Doreen.
annie1979	Re: Metastatic ovarian cancer	#3	[-]
Posts: 23 Sep 21 06 9:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hi Doreen, If the patient is having bilateral Metastatic ovarian cancer then we can take the code 183.0. Otherwise also I got 183.0 through google. So I think Dx code 183.0 will be the best code to bill. regards annie
schaudhary	metastatic ovrian cancer	#4	[-]
Posts: 5 Sep 22 06 12:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	hi if only condition "metastatic ovrian cancer" we should use 198.6 u can search on google or in icd 9 CM book ; got neoplasm search 183.0(ovary) in primary tab and u can see their 198.6 in secondry tab or u can see in this link www.cs.umu.se/~medinfo/IC...roup2.html ncology.sanofi-aventis.us/http/assets/pact/QuickGuide.pdf+198.6+icd+9&hl=en&gl=pk&ct=clnk&cd=7&client=firefox-a">66.249.93.104/search?q=ca...=firefox-a t
Jane1	Re: metastatic ovrian cancer	#5	[-]
Posts: 82 Sep 22 06 3:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What is the secondary site, the other ovary? Thanks, Jane
Doreen1975	Re: metastatic ovrian cancer	#6	[-]
Posts: 78 Sep 22 06 8:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hi Jane, Secondary site is not mentioned. Just they have given "metastatic ovarian cancer". Doreen.

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