AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Dense Breasts on Mammography

Subcategory R92.3, Mammographic density found on imaging of breast, has been created to capture the distinct types of breast density found during mammography. Breast density is a measure of how much fibrous and glandular tissue is present in breasts compared to fatty tissue. Although having dense breasts is common in women, the density makes visualization during mammography difficult. The American College of Radiology created the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) to classify the various degrees of breast density. The addition of these new codes will now allow reporting of screening mammogram along with findings of...

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