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May 7th, 2010 - terrim68 14
Mole
does anyone know what kind of ICD9 code to use for a "suspicious mole"? patient came into office for changes to an exisiting mole and we referred to derm for further treatment. thanks
May 7th, 2010 -
that is a toughie
I always struggle with that- I use 709.9- and have never been denied. You can't know if it is malignant or benign to better classify it.