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October 18, 2025

Risk-Diagnosis Clarifier – Neoplasms and other tumors

When coding for a neoplasm, where should a coder start to select the correct code?

A patient presents to a urologist for a surveillance cystoscopy after definitive treatment for prostate cancer. The patient has no evidence of cancer and is not receiving any treatment. What diagnosis code should be used

A practitioner does a skin biopsy in the office. Which of these codes should be used for the procedure, when sending the specimen for biopsy?

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