Tumor Tip of the Week-11-22-2024 Endocrine Procedures - Omega Healthcare

Tumor Tip of the Week-11-22-2024 Endocrine Procedures

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Scenario: 2024 Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, treated with surgery.  Patient found to be BRCA1 positive, thus recommended to have a Risk Reducing Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy, this was performed 11-22-2024.

Question: How would you code the 11-22-2024 a Risk Reducing Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy/BSO?

    • Do not code, but note it in Text
    • Hematologic Transplant and Endocrine Procedures code 30

Answer: Hematologic Transplant and Endocrine Procedures code 30 

SEER Program Coding & Staging Manual 2024-page 224 Hematologic Transplant and Endocrine Procedures

Assign code 30 for endocrine radiation and/or surgery. Endocrine organs are testes and ovaries. Endocrine radiation and/or surgical procedures must be bilateral or must remove the remaining paired organ for hormonal effect.
​​​​​​​Note: Bilateral oophorectomy is coded 30 when it is performed for hormonal effect for breast, endometrial, vaginal, and other primary cancers.

SINQ 20230006

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