When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm wit…
When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is directed toward the secondary site only, the secondary neoplasm is designated as the principal diagnosis even though the primary malignancy is still present.
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John, a 3-year-old male, is being seen today to follow up on previous OT and PT evaluations. His parents have noticed that he appears to have coordination problems. The OT and PT evaluations are unremarkable. Dr. Smith feels that John has a developmental coordination disorder. This case would be reported with code _____.
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