AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Malignant Neoplasm of Transplanted Organ

Effective October 1, 2008, code 199.2, Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ, has been created for transplant related malignancies. There are several ways in which a transplanted organ may develop cancer, such as: The recipient may have a past history of cancer that recurs and spreads to the transplanted organ The transplanted organ may have undetected malignant cells prior to the transplant surgery; or Cancer may develop when the immune system is weakened due to the usage of immunosuppressant drug therapy that is necessary to avoid allograft rejection. 199 Malignant neoplasm without specification of site Add Excludes: malignant...

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