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== Regarding "Suspected" Diagnoses == | == Regarding "Suspected" Diagnoses == | ||
*We will NOT code things as suspected until we have confirmation (however that's done clinically) that it's actually present. | *We will NOT code things as suspected until we have confirmation (however that's done clinically) that it's actually present. | ||
*Instead, code the manifestation | *Instead, code the manifestation: | ||
**Which could be a symptom, a sign, a diagnostic test abnormality | **Which could be a symptom, a sign, a diagnostic test abnormality | ||
**For a tumor which isn't known yet whether it's malignant or not, then you can use (as long as it remains unknown) '''[[Neoplasm of uncertain behavior (i.e. not clear if benign or malignant), NOS]]''' | **For a tumor which isn't known yet whether it's malignant or not, then you can use (as long as it remains unknown) '''[[Neoplasm of uncertain behavior (i.e. not clear if benign or malignant), NOS]]''' | ||
***If you know that there is a tumor in an organ, but don't yet know whether or not it's malignant, then code the clinical manifestation (as above) AND '''[[Neoplasm of uncertain behavior (i.e. not clear if benign or malignant), NOS]]''' | ***If you know that there is a tumor in an organ, but don't yet know whether or not it's malignant, then code the clinical manifestation (as above) AND '''[[Neoplasm of uncertain behavior (i.e. not clear if benign or malignant), NOS]]''' | ||
*If the patient dies or otherwise leaves your unit before you figure out the true cause/diagnosis, then don't try to go beyond coding the manifestation(s). | |||
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