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Sep 22nd, 2011 - jarant

Diagnosis code

I need help with a diagnosis code. I have an op note with a patient that has a base of tongue biopsy and the diagnosis code given is squamous mucosa with no carcinoma. The patient however has a spindle cell carcinoma of the neck with unknown primary.
My question is:what diagnosis code do I use for the squamous mucosa of the base of tongue?

Thanks,
Jenny, CPC

Sep 28th, 2011 - phyeastwork 3 

re: Diagnosis code

from my understanding, squamous mucosa is normal tissue so maybe something benign



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