Author: Bumgarner, Charlotte CDIP, CCS; Latva, Jennifer CCS, COC, CPC, CGSC

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2018

By Charlotte M. Bumgarner, CDIP, CCS, and Jennifer C. Latva, CCS, COC, CPC, CGSC


CODERS OFTEN RELY on a neoplasm’s behavior and location for ICD-10-CM code assignment, rather than first referencing histological type. This oversight can lead....