AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 3; Ask the Editor
Hemorrhagic Metastasis of Brain (Intracerebral Hemorrhage)
An 83-year-old female patient with a history of breast cancer, status post lumpectomy, is admitted for workup of brain metastasis. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain was performed, which revealed hemorrhagic metastasis. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure was also performed which revealed metastatic lesions to the brain with hemorrhage into one of the lesions. The patient is diagnosed with metastatic brain tumor and intracerebral hemorrhage. How should these diagnoses be captured? ...
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