2022 is just around the corner, it’s time to develop your personal education plan for 2022. Start carving out time to do the required reading that emphasizes the changes for 2022 and be sure to watch the 2022 Updates: ICD…
Scenario: 2022 Colonoscopy+ adenocarcinoma sigmoid colon Question: How would you code the Surgical Diagnostic and Staging Procedure? 02 A biopsy (incisional, needle, or aspiration) was done to the primary site; or biopsy or removal of a lymph node to diagnose…
Scenario: 2022 Patient presents with 8cm mass in left neck. Laryngoscopy failed to reveal primary site. Imaging shows 9.6cm left cervical node mass, no other distant mets 01-01-2022 FNA cervical lymph node-moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma p16+ Physician staged as…
Scenario: 11/19/ 2021 Bladder TURBT: right lateral wall tumor: invasive rhabdomyosarcoma 8900/3 bladder dome: invasive embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma 8910/3 Question: Is this a single or multiple primary? Single Multiple Answer: Single Rationale: Rule M15 Abstract a single primaryi when synchronous, separate/non-contiguous…
Scenario: Abstracting Infiltrating Breast Case diagnosed in 2021. Per STORE 2021 the SSDIs below are No Longer Required for 2021. My Facility has also decided not to continue collecting these fields. 3850 HER2 IHC Summary 3851 HER2 ISH Dual Probe…
1st Scenario : Mass Right Breast 3:30 Question: What is the primary site? C508 Overlapping lesion of breast C503 Lower inner quadrant of breast Answer: C503 Lower inner quadrant of breast Rationale: Solid Tumor Rules Breast-Refer to the “clock” diagram. …
Scenario: Final Diagnosis: RIGHT LOWER LOBE OF LUNG: -MODERATELY TO POORLY DIFFERENTIATED ADENOCARCINOMA, MARGINS CLEAR. METASTATIC CARCINOMA IDENTIFIED IN 3 OF 16 HILAR AND INTRAPARENCHYMAL LYMPH NODES. *PLEASE SEE SYNOPTIC REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Synoptic Report: HISTOLOGIC TYPE: Acinar adenocarcinoma…
Scenario: [Correction to the Tumor Talk Lung Cancer Part 1 Webinar] Surgery Text: 7-21-2021 (St Elsewhere Dr Vogel) Left upper lobe wedge resection for frozen section. Left lower lobe wedge resection for frozen section. Completion lingular sparing left upper…
Scenario: 10-15-2021 A patient with Stage III colon cancer is treated with a combination of 5-FU and Levamisole. Question: How would you assign the chemotherapy code? 02 Single-agent chemotherapy administered as first-course therapy 03 Multiagent chemotherapy administered as first-course therapy…
Scenario: 2/25/21 GYN Onc Consult note: Patient reports postmenopausal bleeding. Physical Exam: Labia, Vagina Cervix, Uterus: Mobile & Ovaries: Within normal limits. No masses or lesions. Path: 3/8/21 Endometrial bx: endometrial adenocarcinoma, endometrioid type, FIGO grade 1 Scans: 3/10/21 CT…