A Physician Cannot Determine the Specific Site of the Malignancy

question 50

Multiple Choice

A physician cannot determine the specific site of the malignancy for a patient with face cancer. The cancer is in the patient's head, face, and neck. The coder should assign code:

• A) C72.59
• B) C79.49
• C) C76.0
• D) D43.3

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Privileged Domain

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The mental process of generating conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.

Naïve Psychology

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