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Tumor Tip-02-10-23 CoC Field Study of 4 Breast Surgery Codes 22-23
02-10-2023 CoC Continues Field Study of 4 Breast Surgery Codes 2022-2023 The CoC is continuing this field study for updating the surgery codes in Appendix

CMS RADV Final Rule is Here: How to be Proactive
The Increased Scrutiny Presented by the RADV Final Rule Requires Providers to Remain More Proactive with their Health Plans and Collaborate Better Providers and payers

How Risk Adjustment Coding can help Optimize Revenue and Improve the Patient Experience
Provider Education is Key to Improving Risk Adjustment Coding Compliance Lack of collaboration and friction between payers and providers has been a problem for decades.

Tumor Tip 02-02-23 Assignment of cN0 text needed to substantiate
Below are just a few examples of common scenarios of when a physical exam is enough to assign a cN0 and sometimes when it is

Tumor Tip of the week-01-27-2022 Cholangiocarcinoma
Scenario: Question: How should the histology be assigned? Answer: 8140 Adenocarcinoma Rationale: Solid Tumor Rules Other Case also sent to Ask A SEER Registrar *This

Tumor Tip: p16 test results can be used to code HPV+ (8085) and HPV-(8086) SCC
Scenario: 01/01/2022 Tonsillar fossa (C090) biopsy shows invasive non- keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, p16 by IHC: Positive (this is a single tumor-no other tumors are