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ICD9 Code for Chemoembolization

Date: Feb 2, 2015

Question:

When performing chemoembolization, do you use V58.11 (encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy) as your primary dx? These encounters are not your typical “chemotherapy”, but I believe they would qualify as antineoplastic chemotherapy. If that is true, then would you also use V58.0 (radiotherapy) when performing a radiofrequency ablation?

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