tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 1

Reader Question: Find ICD-10 Code by Starting With Indexed Morphology Term

Question: The surgeon removed a mass from the patient’s jejunum. The pathology report identifies the mass as a “benign carcinoid tumor.” What is the correct diagnosis code, and how can I find the code using the ICD-10-CM book? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The correct code is D3A.011 (Benign carcinoid tumor of the jejunum). Here’s how to get there: When you know the morphology of the tumor — in this case, carcinoid — that’s the first term you should look up in the ICD-10-CM alphabetical index. The index directs you to “see Tumor, carcinoid...

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