AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Cytologic Evidence of Malignancy

Effective October 1, 2006, cytologic evidence of malignancy has been removed as an inclusion term from code 795.04, Papanicolaou smear of cervix with high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL), and a new unique code created. 795 Other and nonspecific abnormal cytological, histological, immunological and DNA test findings 795.0 Abnormal Papanicolaou smear of cervix and cervical HPV 795.04 Papanicolaou smear of cervix with high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HGSIL) Delete Cytologic evidence of carcinoma New code 795.06 Papanicolaou smear of cervix with cytologic evidence of malignancy ...

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