ICD-10: Prostate Cancer Coding Mirrors ICD-9 Neoplasm Table Structure

Hint: You'll apply the same PIN rules even when the codes change.

If you don't have any trouble using the ICD-9 neoplasm table, you shouldn't have a hard time transitioning to ICD-10 neoplasm codes starting Oct. 1, 2013.

For example, here's how the two code set options for malignant prostate cancer coding compare:

ICD-9: Under ICD-9, your prostate neoplasm options include:

Primary: 185, Malignant [...]

- Published on 2012-01-16