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Active Active Cancer ICD-10 Cancer vs. Tongue Cancer C02.9 History of Oral Cavity Cancer C06.9 Cancer Pharyngeal Cancer C14.0 Esophageal Cancer C15.9 Stomach Cancer C16.9 Cancer is considered Colon Cancer C18.9 “active” when: Rectal Cancer C20 Cancer is present and/or the Liver Cancer C22.9 patient is currently receiving Pancreatic Cancer C25.9 treatment. This includes neo- Laryngeal Cancer C32.9 adjuvant and adjuvant therapy. Tracheal Cancer C33 Patient is not receiving Lung Cancer C34.90 treatment, but cancer is present Bone Cancer C41.9 (Examples: Indolent disease, Melanoma C43.9 patient refuses treatment). Skin Cancer C44.90 Breast Cancer C50.919 When documenting Cervical Cancer C53.9 metastatic disease: Uterine Cancer C55 Include regional lymph nodes Ovarian Cancer C56.9 as well as any distant solid Prostate Cancer C61 organ sites. Testicular Cancer C62.90 Use of “to” and “from” in Renal Cancer C64.9 notes will clarify the origin Bladder Cancer C67.9 and site of metastatic disease. Eye Cancer C69.90 (Example: Breast cancer with Brain Cancer C71.9 metastasis to the bone). Thyroid Cancer C73 Cancer is considered Personal History of Cancer ICD-10 “history of” when: History of Esophageal Cancer Z85.01 • There is no evidence History of Stomach Cancer Z85.028 of disease and all active History of Colon Cancer Z85.038 and adjuvant treatments History of Rectal Cancer Z85.048 have ceased. History of Liver Cancer Z85.05 • The patient is receiving History of Pancreatic Cancer Z85.07 prophylactic treatment History of Lung Cancer Z85.118 when disease is History of Tracheal Cancer Z85.12 not present. History of Laryngeal Cancer Z85.21 History of Breast Cancer Z85.3 History of Cervical Cancer Z85.41 History of Uterine Cancer Z85.42 History of Ovarian Cancer Z85.43 History of Prostate Cancer Z85.46 History of Testicular Cancer Z85.47 History of Bladder Cancer Z85.51 History of Renal Cancer Z85.528 History of Tongue Cancer Z85.810 History of Oral Cancer Z85.819 History of Melanoma Z85.820 History of Skin Cancer Z85.828 History of Bone Cancer Z85.830 History of Eye Cancer Z85.840 History of Brain Cancer Z85.841 History of Thyroid Cancer Z85.850

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