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This 35 years old female patient has carcinoma of the upper-outer left breast. She had a lumpectomy performed and a sentinel lymph node biopsy of the axillary lymph node. The pathology report for the lymph node.
Diagnosis code with POA: I do not how to code de POA code and I really tried. can some help me with this?
procedure codes:19301,38500
Diagnosis code with POA: I do not how to code de POA code and I really tried. can some help me with this?
procedure codes:19301,38500
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Betty
POA mean present on admission- so it is a yes (y) or a no (no) after the code.
Wheich is 233.0-y
Wheich is 233.0-y