AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 4; ICD-10-PCS NEW/REVISED CODES

Hyperthermic Antineoplastic Chemotherapy

In the Administration section, code table 3E0, Introduction, Circulatory body system, a new qualifier value, Y Hyperthermic, has been created for the body part value, M Peritoneal Cavity for the antineoplastic substance. This change enables the capture of administration of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Body System/RegionApproachSubstanceQualifierM Peritoneal Cavity 3 Percutaneous 0 Antineoplastic Y Hyperthermic Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) combines surgery with chemotherapy for the treatment of cancers in the abdomen. It is administered at the end of cytoreductive surgery, delivering chemotherapy directly into the abdominal cavity after the visible tumors are removed. The hyperthermia enhances absorption of chemotherapy into...

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